Gaya Jiji

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Gaya Jiji (born 1979) is a Syrian filmmaker working in Paris. She is the director of My Favourite Fabric (2018).

Gaya Jiji was born in 1979 in Damascus, Syria. She earned a master's degree from Paris 8 University Vincennes-Saint-Denis. [1] She was awarded the Women in Motion Young Talent Award at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. [2]

Her feature film debut was My Favourite Fabric (2018), an exploration of female sexuality and self-expression set in Damascus in 2011. Manal Issa plays Nahla, who is rejected by a potential husband in favor of her sister and seeks refuge in a brothel. The film competed in the Un certain regard section of the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. [3] [4]

She is working on a second feature film, The Stranger. [1]

Filmography

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Book of Projects: 3RD EDITION OF THE RED SEA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (PDF). 2023. p. 95.
  2. Keslassy, Elsa (2016-06-01). "Q&A: Syria's Gaya Jiji, Winner of Cannes/Kering's Women in Motion Award, On Challenges Faced by Female Directors in Syria". Variety. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
  3. Weissberg, Jay (2018-05-18). "Cannes Film Review: 'My Favorite Fabric'". Variety. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
  4. Keslassy, John Hopewell,Elsa; Hopewell, John; Keslassy, Elsa (2014-05-27). "CANNES: Morocco's La Prod, France's Iliade Team For 'My Favorite Fabric'". Variety. Retrieved 2024-08-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)