Saeed Taji Farouky

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Place of Birth UK

Also Known As Саид Тадзи Фаруки

Saeed Taji Farouky

Biography

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

Camera

2021
A Thousand Fires

as Director of Photography

2015
Tell Spring Not to Come This Year

as Director of Photography

2013
Life After Guantanamo

as Director of Photography

2013
The Runner

as Director of Photography

2012
Syria: People Awake

as Director of Photography

2010
Newlyn Harbour

as Director of Photography

2009
The Path of Most Resistance

as Director of Photography

2007
Tunnel Trade

as Director of Photography

Producer

2007
Tunnel Trade

as Producer

Actor

2023
Taste

as Francis