Damien Ounouri

Directing · Writing

Damien Ounouri is a franco-algerian director and writer, born in Clermont-Ferrand (France) in 1982.

He studied cinema theory at Sorbonne Nouvelle University of Paris. His graduation project Xiao Jia going home (2008), about the chinese filmmaker Jia Zhang-Ke, was selected in many international festivals. His first feature-length film, Fidaï (2012), a documentary about the Algerian Revolution, was presented at the Toronto Film Festival, before going worldwide, winning many prizes and getting theater releases in France and Germany.

He is also known for his short film, Kindil El Bahr, which sc…