Narjiss Nejjar (born 1971) is a Moroccan filmmaker and screenwriter. Her film Les Yeux Secs (Cry No More)[a] was screened at Cannes in 2003.[1]
Narjiss Nejjar
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| Born | 1971 |
| Nationality | Moroccan |
| Occupation(s) | Director, screenwriter |
| Notable work | Wake Up Morocco |
Nejjar was a student at ESRA in Paris, where she studied filmmaking.[2]
In 1994, she directed her first documentary L’exigence de la Dignite.[3] She has worked on documentaries as well as fiction films; her best known feature film, Les Yeux Secs initially started as a documentary about the women of Tizi but the women declined to be filmed.[4] The film was screened at the 2003 Cannes film festival and the 4th International Festival of Rabat Film where she received the grand prize.[3]
She is also the author of the novel Cahier d'empreintes; released in 1999.[2]
Nejjar is the daughter to the novelist Noufissa Sbai; Sbai was the producer on Les Yeux Secs.