Naziha Arebi

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Naziha Arebi (born 1984) is a Libyan-British film director, producer, writer and artist. Her films have been shown at international film festivals, and her documentary film Freedom Fields was nominated for a BAFTA award.

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Biography

Arebi was born in 1984 to an English mother and Libyan father and was raised in Hastings, East Sussex. [1] She studied film at Central Saint Martins in London. [1]

Arebi moved to Tripoli, Libya during the 2011 uprising to explore her dual heritage and her fathers homeland. [1] [2] [3] In 2012, she co-founded HuNa Productions, a Tripoli-based film collective. [2] [3]

Arebi directed and produced the film Freedom Fields, which premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). [4] [5] [6] The film was subsequently shown at over 70 other international film festivals. [2] It follows three women, their Libyan football team and the challenges they faced after the country descends into the 2011 civil war [7] and was filmed over five years. [8]

Her writings and photography have also been published in multiple magazines and newspapers. [9] She has shot documentaries supported by news outlets Al Jazeera and The Guardian . [2]

Arebi works as a programme consultant for Sheffield DocFest. [2] She also works with organizations such as UN Women and BBC Media Action. [10]

Selected filmography

References

  1. 1 2 3 Rose, Steve (31 May 2019). "'You get used to the gunfire' – filming the Libyan women's football team". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Naziha Arebi". Libya Film Institute. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 "Naziha Arebi". Tribeca Film Institute . Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  4. ↑ "The Film". Freedom Fields. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  5. 1 2 "TIFF 2018 Women Directors: Meet Naziha Arebi — "Freedom Fields"". womenandhollywood.com. Archived from the original on 14 October 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  6. ↑ "Freedom Fields review – Libyan female footballers hit back of the net". The Guardian.
  7. ↑ "INTERVIEW: MM chat to director Naziha Arebi as film Freedom Fields starts showing at HOME". Mancunian Matters. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  8. ↑ Vourlias, Christopher (4 October 2018). "Naziha Arebi Fields Libyan Women Soccer Documentary". Variety. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  9. ↑ "Lumieres d'Afriques | NAZIHA AREBI" . Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  10. ↑ "Freedom Fields". Doha Film Institute. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
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