Saeed Taji Farouky

Directing · UK

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.

Full biography

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

6.7

Tell Spring Not to Come This Year

2015 · Director

7.7

A Thousand Fires

2021 · Director

Tunnel Trade

2007 · Director

Strange Cities Are Familiar

2019 · Director

The runner

2013 · Director

There Will Be Some Who Will Not Fear Even That Void

2013 · Director

They Live in Forests, They Are Extremely Shy

2016 · Director

Directed

TERRORISM the TERRORISM land TERRORISM of TERRORISM common TERRORISM disgrace

2026 · Director

7.7

A Thousand Fires

2021 · Director

Strange Cities Are Familiar

2019 · Director

They Live in Forests, They Are Extremely Shy

2016 · Director

6.7

Tell Spring Not to Come This Year

2015 · Director

The runner

2013 · Director

There Will Be Some Who Will Not Fear Even That Void

2013 · Director

Newlyn Harbour

2010 · Director

The Effect of All Peoples

2010 · Director

Tunnel Trade

2007 · Director

Acting

Taste

2023 · Francis

In development

I See The Stars At Noon

Director

Standing at the Ruins

Director