Unquiet Days (Jours Intranquilles)

Latifa Said initially worked as professional photographer for institutions and magazines such as Télérama, GéoAdo or The League Against the Cancer. In March 2015, she wrote her first screenplay, “Jours Intranquilles” (Unquiet Days), winning first prize of the SIRAR Bourse at the International Aubagne Film Festival. It was produced by Le GREC (Groupe de Recherche et d’Essais Cinématographiques) and was selected in some twenty festivals. In 2017, she directed a second short film, “Terrain Vague” (Wasteland), shot in 35mm, and produced by Saudade Productions and Bando à Parte. The film had its world premiere at the Curtas Vila do Conde competition (Portugal, 2017) and was selected in almost 100 festivals, winning 20 prizes, including a Jury Special Mention at the Fameck Arab Film Festival, in France, First Prize at Festival Ecran Libre d’Aigues-Mortes, in France, and Grand Prix Best Short 2017 in Festival du Film de Sarlat, in France. In 2018 she directed the short documentary “Tahiti”, entirely shot in Alger and in the following year she completed another short fiction, “La Chambre” (The Room) which is currently available on Netflix. In 2021, she directed the short film “Toutes les Nuits” (Behind Closed Doors), which was among the official selections of the International Festival of Francophone Film in Acadie (FICFA) (Canada, 2021). In 2022, “Toutes les Nuits” won Best Short at Avanca Film Festival 2022, and the Cinematic Achievement Award at TISFF, among other awards. Latifa Said is currently preparing her first feature, “Plus Longue Sera la Nuit” (Longer Will Be the Night), to be shot in Algeria.