HEJER CHARF CANADIAN DIRECTOR & PRODUCER BORN IN TUNISIA
Director, Producer, Screenwriter
She wrote, produced and directed LES PASSEURS that received the PEACE SEAL OF FLORENCE, Italy.
She directed the short films among them: The music lover, Fatma's hand, Tracing my curse, Wonderful World, The Swimmer, Transitory lives, The Lord is the Lord, Noun, Girls mutilated, I am the future of your memory and Stoning Women.
She produced the musical shows of Godard actress Anna Karina and Philippe Katerine in Canada. Hejer Charf produced the road-movie Victoria, written, directed and starring Anna Karina. The film's score is by Philippe Katerine. Her films are always poetic and subtle. They deal with freedom, social justice, dialogues between cultures and religions.
There are several articles and studies about Hejer Charf work, in The French Reviews, in universities (most American). Read this Canadian study about her films by Professor Mair Verthuy: http://fanset8.blogspot.com/2010/02/activism-takes-many-forms-work-of-hejer.html
Hejer Charf also writes articles for Canadian magazines: http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=81915&L=fr
Hejer Charf received The Seal Peace Of Florence, Italy for her film Les Passeurs.
Hejer Charf produced the film Victoria written, directed and starring the legendary Godard actress Anna Karina. She also produced directed several films: Les Passeurs , Anna Karina, The music lover, Tracing my curse, Wonderful World, The Swimmer, Fatma's hand, Transitory lives, The Lord is the Lord, Noun, Girls mutilated, I am the future of your memory and Stoning Women.