| Laïla Abdou Tadjiri | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Film director, model  |
Laïla Abdou Tadjiri is a filmmaker and model from the Comoros.
Tadjiri made her first film, L’illusion, in 2014 with a smartphone and it went on to win third prize at the Pocket Film Festival that year. Her second film, L'encre de la mer ("Ink of the Sea", 2015), won Best Local Film at the 2015 Comoros International Film Festival (CIFF). Her film Je lutte donc je suis (2017), a documentary about a family who recycles plastic bags, was part of the Ecoclip competition held by the Commission de l’Océan Indien. Her Un jeune=un emploi (2018) is a documentary about the election of Comoros President Azali Assoumani and won best documentary at the Festival international de court-métrage de Pointe-Noire.
Tadjiri began modeling in 2014 and represented Comoros at the 2017 Miss University Africa.
References
- ^ "Laïla Abdou Tadjiri, cinéaste : «L'amour de mon pays et ma liberté s'expriment à travers mes oeuvres»". Al-Watwan (in French). July 22, 2020. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
- UNESCO. "The African film Industry: trends, challenges and opportunities for growth". unesdoc.unesco.org. ISBN 978-92-3-100470-4. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
- Ellerson, Beti (2018). "African Women of the Screen as Cultural Producers: An Overview by Country". Black Camera. 10 (1): 245–287. doi:10.2979/blackcamera.10.1.17. ISSN 1536-3155.
- ^ "Culture / Le film « un jeune=un emploi » en compétition au Congo Brazza | La Gazette Des Comores". lagazettedescomores.com (in French). 2018-05-07. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
- "Culture: Laila Tadjiri représente les Comores au Miss University Africa édition 2017 | La Gazette Des Comores". lagazettedescomores.com (in French). 2017-09-14. Retrieved 2024-08-02.