Amel Guellaty
Amel GUELLATY (1988, Tunisia), is a director and photographer. After studying law at the Sorbonne, she began working in cinema as an assistant on several feature films such as Après Mai (2013) by Olivier Assayas, Foreign Body (2016) by Raja Amari and La Blessure (2011) by Abdellatif Kechiche. In 2017 she direct her first short film Black Mamba (2017), produced by Atlas Vision, which was selected in more than 60 international film festivals and won 15 prizes. Alongside her work in cinema, Amel enrolled in 2014 at the International Center of Photography (ICP) in New York and began working as a photographer. In 2022, Guellaty completed her second short film, Chitana, which also received international acclaim, and directed a short film for the Mawjoudin association about violence against the LGBTQIA+ community. Where the Wind Comes From (2024) is her debut feature film.
Filmography
Black Mamba (2017, short), Chitana (2022, short), Tunis-Djerba/Where the Wind Comes From (2024).
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Amel Guellaty at IFFR
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Where the Wind Comes From
Amel Guellaty | 99' | Tunisia | No premiere
While traveling from Tunisia to Europe, Alyssa and Medhi’s friendship is put to the test. -
Where the Wind Comes From
Amel Guellaty | 99' | Tunisia | European premiere
Two friends, trying to reach Europe, embark on a gritty, coming of age road trip.