Saeed Taji Farouky
Saeed Taji Farouky is a Palestinian-British filmmaker and artist who has been producing work around themes of conflict, human rights and colonialism since 1998. He writes, directs and creates long-term, humanist art and film projects, and is lead tutor and course leader of the Re:Creative film school which offers free film education and training to people from backgrounds that are underrepresented in the film industry. In 2011 he was awarded a Senior TED Fellowship for his work, and he has previously been named Artist-In-Residence at the British Museum and Tate Britain. He has been a speaker and human rights educator with Amnesty International for over 10 years and has been teaching filmmaking and cinematography since 2009.
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- UK
Known for
- Tell Spring Not to Come This Year (2015) — Director
- A Thousand Fires (2021) — Director
- Taste (2023) — Francis
- There Will Be Some Who Will Not Fear Even That Void (2013) — Director
- I See The Stars At Noon — Director
- Tunnel Trade (2007) — Director
- The runner (2013) — Director
- The Path of Most Resistance (2009) — Director of Photography
- Newlyn Harbour (2010) — Director of Photography
- Syria: People Awake (2012) — Director of Photography
- They Live in Forests, They Are Extremely Shy (2016) — Writer
- Life After Guantanamo (2013) — Director of Photography
- Strange Cities Are Familiar (2019) — Director
- The Effect of All Peoples (2010) — Director
- Standing at the Ruins (2027) — Director
- TERRORISM the TERRORISM land TERRORISM of TERRORISM common TERRORISM disgrace (2026) — Director