Saeed Taji Farouky is a Palestinian-British filmmaker and artist who has been producing work around themes of conflict, human rights and colonialism since 1998.
He writes, directs and creates long-term, humanist art and film projects, and is lead tutor and course leader of the Re:Creative film school which offers free film education and training to people from backgrounds that are underrepresented in the film industry. In 2011 he was awarded a Senior TED Fellowship for his work, and he has previously been named Artist-In-Residence at the British Museum and Tate Britain.
He has been a speaker and human rights educator with Amnesty International for over 10 years and has been teaching filmmaking and cinematography since 2009.
KNOWN FOR
Taste
2023
Strange Cities Are Familiar
2019
A Thousand Fires
2021
Tunnel Trade
2007
The runner
2013
Newlyn Harbour
2010
Life After Guantanamo
2013
The Path of Most Resistance
2009
Tell Spring Not to Come This Year
2015
They Live in Forests, They Are Extremely Shy
2016
I See The Stars At Noon
There Will Be Some Who Will Not Fear Even That Void
2013