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Nadia Fares

Nadia Fares

Actor, Director, Writer

Born September 18, 1962 in Berne, Switzerland

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Nadia Fares is an award winning Egyptian Swiss director, writer and producer. She has graduated from New York University, TISCH School of the Arts where she has received her Master of Fine Arts in Film and Television. Her first feature film "Honey and Ashes" received multiple international awards and critical acclaim for its groundbreaking depiction of contemporary Arabic women. Variety called it "edgy and intelligent".

In addition to scripted work, she also works as a documentary filmmaker as a way to give her fictional work gravitas and authenticity. She has ventured into dangerous territories including going undercover to interview hit men in Europe and a jihadist prisoner in Africa.

The famed Polish director, Krzysztof Kieslowski (Ten Commandments, Red, Blue, White), her directing mentor while studying at NYU, said that great directors always tell stories differently but linked to the same theme. "The fish out of water" theme connects her work. It reflects her upbringing between her Egyptian father and her Swiss mother, her dealing with different cultures, identities, mentalities and even different senses of humor. Her experiences and the ability to speak four languages (English, French, German and Arabic) have shaped her approach to stories as a director and storyteller.

When truth sometimes can be stranger than fiction, these experiences have influenced her approach in directing scripted work. When working with actors, she always tries to capture her characters' truths as closely and authentically as possible to bring out subtext, layers and contradictions that lie beneath the surface.

She works and lives in Los Angeles, Cairo and Geneva. She works on two features in the U.S. and one original series for international markets.

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13 wins and 22 nominations

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BIG LITTLE WOMEN - english trailer

Filmography

Actor

3

Type

Year

The Geneva Show with Nadia Fares TV Special2024Self

Big Little Women Poster

Big Little Women Documentary2022Nadia Fares

Honey and Ashes Poster

Honey and Ashes Feature Film1996

Director

13

Type

Year

117 Police Academy Poster

117 Police Academy TV Movie2024

Big Little Women Poster

Big Little Women Documentary2022

Swiss Stories in L.A. Poster

Swiss Stories in L.A. TV Series2019

Cairo Cycling Geckos Poster

Cairo Cycling Geckos Short Film2018

Checkpoint Tunisia Poster

Checkpoint Tunisia Documentary2017

Karmalogic Poster

Karmalogic TV Movie2017

Girls go Wheels Poster

Girls go Wheels Documentary2016

Expectations Poster

Expectations Short Film2011

Anomalies passagères Poster

Anomalies passagères TV Series2003

Masculin/Féminin Poster

Masculin/Féminin TV Series2003

Festival Stories Poster

Festival Stories TV Movie2000

ID Swiss Poster

ID Swiss Documentary1999

Honey and Ashes Poster

Honey and Ashes Feature Film1996

Writer

13

Type

Year

117 Police Academy Poster

117 Police Academy TV Movie2024

Big Little Women Poster

Big Little Women Documentary2022

Cairo Cycling Geckos Poster

Cairo Cycling Geckos Short Film2018

Messies, ein schönes Chaos Poster

Messies, ein schönes Chaos Documentary2012

Expectations Poster

Expectations Short Film2011

Katzenball Poster

Katzenball Documentary2005

The White Massai Poster

The White Massai Feature Film2005

Anomalies passagères Poster

Anomalies passagères TV Series2003

Masculin/Féminin Poster

Masculin/Féminin TV Series2003

Festival Stories Poster

Festival Stories TV Movie2000

ID Swiss Poster

ID Swiss Documentary1999

Honey and Ashes Poster

Honey and Ashes Feature Film1996

Le garçon s'appelait Apache Poster

Le garçon s'appelait Apache Documentary1995

Producer

6

Type

Year

Big Little Women Poster

Big Little Women Documentary2022

Cairo Cycling Geckos Poster

Cairo Cycling Geckos Short Film2018

Karmalogic Poster

Karmalogic TV Movie2017

Born in Battle Poster

Born in Battle Short Film2015

Mirage.net Poster

Mirage.net Short Film2013

Expectations Poster

Expectations Short Film2011

2nd Unit / Asst Director

2

Type

Year

À l'ouest du Pécos Poster

À l'ouest du Pécos Documentary1993

Child on the Open Road Poster

Child on the Open Road Feature Film1992

Thanks

1

Silenced Voice Short Film2012

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