| Intro | Algerian film director and screenwriter |
| A.K.A. | Yamina Bachir-Chouikh |
| Is |
Film director Screenwriter Film editor |
| From | Algeria |
| Type | Film, TV, Stage & Radio |
| Gender | female |
| Birth |
20 March 1954, Algiers |
| Age | 66 years |
Yamina Bachir (born 20 March 1954) is an Algerian film director and screenwriter. Her film Rachida was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival.
Career and personal life
Bachir attended the National Film School where she studied editing. She is best known for her work Rachida which took her five years to produce. Rachida has been the only Algerian film screened for the Un Certain Regard prize.
Bachir is married to fellow Algerian director Mohammed Chouikh. She has a son and three daughters.
Filmography
- Sandstorm (1982)
- Rachida (2002)