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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.
Biography
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b c d e "Naziha Arebi". Libya Film Institute. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ a b c "Naziha Arebi". Tribeca Film Institute. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ "The Film". Freedom Fields. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ a b "TIFF 2018 Women Directors: Meet Naziha Arebi — "Freedom Fields"". womenandhollywood.com. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ "Freedom Fields review – Libyan female footballers hit back of the net". The Guardian.
- ^ "INTERVIEW: MM chat to director Naziha Arebi as film Freedom Fields starts showing at HOME". Mancunian Matters. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ Vourlias, Christopher (4 October 2018). "Naziha Arebi Fields Libyan Women Soccer Documentary". Variety. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ "Lumieres d'Afriques | NAZIHA AREBI". Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ "Freedom Fields". Doha Film Institute. Retrieved 18 April 2025.