- Touita, Okacha
- (June 1, 1943, Mostaganem, Algeria-)Having trained at the I.F.C. (Institut de Formation cinématographique), he started as an actor, notably working in Avignon with the Living Theater (1967-1968) and with Le Grand Magic Circus et ses Animaux Tristes in Paris. He played in a dozen movies, mainly auteur films (1969 Camembert extra-doux, short, Martial Raysse; L'Oniromane, short, J. P. Genet; 1972 Le Grand Départ, Martial Raysse; 1975 Dialogues d'Exilés / Dialogos de exiliados / US DVD: Dialogues of the Exiled, France / Chile; Les Transplantés, Percy Matas; 1976 L'Idole des Jeunes, two features: "Killi Watch", "Surprise Partie", Yvan Lagrange, shot in 1974; 1977 Les Ambassadeurs / As-sufarer, Naceur Ktiari, France / Tunisia / Libya, shot in 1975; 1978 Le Voyage de Sélim, Régina Martial; 1981 Pétrole! Pétrole!, Christian Gion; 1983 Habibi, short, Françoise Prenant; Neige, Juliet Berto, Jean-Henri Roger; 1992 Un Vampire au Paradis, Abdelkrim Bahloul, shot in 1990-1991). He was briefly an assistant director (1978 Le Métro, short, Laurent Perrin; Nuit feline, short, Gérard Marx; 1981 Scopitone, Gérard Marx).Filmography1974 ◘ Classe normale (short)1980 ◘ Rue Tartarin (short)1983 ◘ Les Sacrifiés (also co-screenwriter)1987 ◘ Le Rescapé (also screenwriter, dialogist)1999 ◘ Le Cri des Hommes (also co-screenwriter)◘ Dans le Feu Hier et aujourd'hui (documentary; unreleased)2006 ◘ Morituri (also co-screenwriter; Algeria)
Encyclopedia of French film directors . Philippe Rège. 2011.