Director

Erige Sehiri

1 Film in collection

Erige Sehiri is a French-Tunisian director and producer. With her own production company, Henia Production, she develops Tunisian author driven documentaries distinguished at Visions du réel, Idfa, Cinemed... In 2018, her breakout feature documentary, Railway Men, remained six weeks in Tunisian theaters. In 2021, she wrote, directed and produced her first fiction feature, Under The Fig Trees, which won several post-production awards at the Venice International Film Festival (Final Cut in Venice). She then joined the selection of the 54th Quinzaine des Réalisateurs at Cannes 2022.

Filmography

2022 UNDER THE FIG TREES
2020 THE STATION MASTER (short documentary)
2018 STUDENTS (short)
2018 RAILWAY MEN (documentary)
2018 THE TEARING (short documentary)
2013 LE FACEBOOK DE MON PÈRE (short)
2012 FAMILY ALBUMS (documentary)

Under The Fig Trees (Flyer)

Under The Fig Trees (2022)

Among the trees, young women and men working the summer harvest develop new feelings, flirt, try to understand each other, find – and flee – deeper connections. More