- Benguigui, Yamina
- (Yamina Zora Belaidi / April 9, 1955, Lille, Nord, France - )The daughter of Algerian immigrants settled in France in 1950, she directed mostly documentaries on immigration. In 2006, she created her own production company, Elemiah. Books: 1996 Femmes d'Islam (Albin Michel), 1997 Mémoires d'Immigrés: L'Héritage maghrébin (Canal Plus Edition); 2001 Inch'Allah Dimanche (novel, Albin Michel). Other credit (as delegate producer): 1997 Dis-moi (short; Laurent Mazar).Filmography1997 ◘ Mémoires d'Immigrés, l'Héritage maghrébin (documentary)◘ Le Grand Voyage de Lalla Amina (short)◘ Pas d'Histoires! (segment "Pimprenelle"; also co-screenwriter)◘ Inch'Allah Dimanche / US festival: Inch'Allah Sunday (also screenwriter, dialogist; France / Algeria)2004 ◘ Le Plafond de Verre (documentary; medium-length; also screenwriter)2006 ◘ Les Défricheurs (documentary; medium-length)Television Filmography◘ Femmes d'Islam (three-episode documentary: "Le Voile et la République", "Le Voile et la Peur", "Le Voile et le Silence")◘ La Maison de Kate, un Lieu d'Espoir (documentary)1997 ◘ Un Jour pour l'Algérie (documentary)◘ La Télévision, une Compagne bruyante pour une Solitude muette (documentary)◘ Jardin parfumé (documentary)2008 ◘ 9 / 3 Mémoires d'un Territoire (documentary)
Encyclopedia of French film directors . Philippe Rège. 2011.