Jihan El-Tahri

Jihan El-Tahri is a filmmaker, writer and news correspondent. She has served as a member of the Executive Bureau of FEPACI (Federation of Pan-African Cinema) and as the Secretary General of The Guild of African Filmmakers in the Diaspora. Her work focusses on political history and conflicts in Africa and the Middle East where she previously worked as a correspondent for British and American news agencies. Since 1990, she has directed and produced documentaries, including the trilogy Egypt’s Modern Pharaohs (2016), The House of Saud (2004) and Behind the Rainbow (2008).

As of October 2019

Events

Afro-Sonic Mapping

Afro-Sonic Mapping: Opening Talks

With Jihan El-Tahri, Satch Hoyt, Kiluanji Kia Henda and Greg Tate

Nov 1, 2019
Saving Bruce Lee – African and Arab Cinema in the Era of Soviet Cultural Diplomacy

Jihan El Tahri: On Costa Diagne and Guinean Filmmakers

Presentation and film screenings: „Men of the Dance” / „A Woman”, R: Costa Diagne, 1965, 20 min / 19 min, OV with English subtitles

Jan 21, 2018
100 Years of Now. The Opening

Egypt's Modern Pharaos

With Jihan El-Tahri

Selected film scenes with commentary

Oct 3, 2015

Alle Veranstaltungen
20 Years of Democracy in South Africa

Behind the Rainbow

D: Jihan El-Tahri, Documentary, ZA/F/ET 2008, 124 min

Film

Aug 29, 2014
After Year Zero

Geographies of Collaboration I

Writing History

Conference

Oct 3, 2013
After Year Zero

After Year Zero – Exhibition

Sep 19–Nov 24, 2013
After Year Zero

Cuba, An African Odyssey

D: Jihan El-Tahri, France 2007, 120 min. English subtitles

Film

Sep 19, 2013
1989 – Global Histories

Cuba - An African Odyssey

Themed Days: Angola, Namibia, South Africa

Film

Feb 27, 2009
1989 – Global Histories

Angola, Namibia, South Africa: The Dawning of Independence and Democracy

Talk

Feb 21, 2009
1989 – Global Histories

Cuba - An African Odyssey

Themed Days: Angola, Namibia, South Africa

Film

Feb 21, 2009
African Screens - New Cinemas from Africa

Cuba - An African Odyssey

D: Jihan El-Tahri, Egypt/France 2007, 118 min, Engl. subtitles

Film

Oct 12, 2008
African Screens - New Cinemas from Africa

African Cinema, Post-colonialism and the aesthetic strategies of representation

Panel

Oct 11, 2008