Yasmine Kassari (born 3 October 1970) is a Moroccan film director,
known for multi-layered diasporic cinema.Kassari moved to Paris as a
teenager, where she graduated from high school and enrolled in a
medical school. After studying medicine for two years, she abruptly
decided to become a filmmaker and registered at INSAS (Institut
National Supérieur des Arts du Spectacle) in Brussels. As a student
she also worked for the production company Les films de la drève,
where she was mentored by Jean-Jacques Andrien. In the 1990s, she
directed three short films and in 2000, she directed the documentary
Quand les hommes pleurent (When Men Cry) about the Moroccan
immigration to Spain. Her 2004 film L'Enfant endormi (The Sleeping
Child) received the Great Amber Award for Best Film and the Jury Prize
for Best Film at the Bos'Art Film Festival.
known for multi-layered diasporic cinema.Kassari moved to Paris as a
teenager, where she graduated from high school and enrolled in a
medical school. After studying medicine for two years, she abruptly
decided to become a filmmaker and registered at INSAS (Institut
National Supérieur des Arts du Spectacle) in Brussels. As a student
she also worked for the production company Les films de la drève,
where she was mentored by Jean-Jacques Andrien. In the 1990s, she
directed three short films and in 2000, she directed the documentary
Quand les hommes pleurent (When Men Cry) about the Moroccan
immigration to Spain. Her 2004 film L'Enfant endormi (The Sleeping
Child) received the Great Amber Award for Best Film and the Jury Prize
for Best Film at the Bos'Art Film Festival.
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