Nadia Ben Rachid

Nadia Ben Rachid
Nadia Ben Rachid
Occupation	Film editor

Nadia Ben Rachid is a Franco-Tunisian film editor. She has over thirty years of experience, and has spent two decades working with filmmaker Abderrahmane Sissako.^[1] She won the award for Best Editing at the 2015 Césars for Sissako's latest film, Timbuktu.

Biography[]

Ben Rachid started her editing career working with 35mm film on celluloid.^[2]

Ben Rachid has edited such acclaimed films as Timbuktu,^[3] Waiting for Happiness, Bamako^[4] and Life On Earth. She has also edited numerous documentaries such as all of Anne Aghion's films including 2005 Emmy winner and 2009 Cannes Official Selection doc , and Michka Saäl's .

Ben Rachid was invited to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2015.^[5] Ben Rachid describes the process of editing as shaping a director's idea into a "harmonious, fluid idea."^[2] Her film editing has been called "nimble" by the New Statesman.^[6]

References[]

^ "Nadia Ben Rachid Editor". Talents Beirut. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Mambu, Djia (30 January 2015). "And what a film editor she is! Interview with Nadia Ben Rachid, by Djia Mambu | Une sacrée monteuse ! Entretien avec Nadia Ben Rachid, par Djia Mambu". African Women in Cinema. Translated by Beti Ellerson. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
^ Lisi, Jon (24 July 2015). "'Timbuktu' Sends a Powerful Message About Jihadism". Pop Matters. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
^ Keegan, Rebecca; Sandell, Scott (26 June 2015). "Oscars: The Full List of 2015 Invitees to the Film Academy". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
^ Feinberg, Scott (27 June 2015). "The Acedmy is Suddenly Becoming More International - And Here's Why (Analysis)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
^ Gilbey, Ryan (29 May 2015). "Fade to Black: Everyday Persecution and Religious Fundamentalism in Timbuktu". New Statesman. Retrieved 17 August 2015.

External links[]

Nadia Ben Rachid at IMDb

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[1] "Nadia Ben Rachid Editor". Talents Beirut. Retrieved 17 August 2015.

[:0-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Mambu, Djia (30 January 2015). "And what a film editor she is! Interview with Nadia Ben Rachid, by Djia Mambu | Une sacrée monteuse ! Entretien avec Nadia Ben Rachid, par Djia Mambu". African Women in Cinema. Translated by Beti Ellerson. Retrieved 17 August 2015.

[3] Lisi, Jon (24 July 2015). "'Timbuktu' Sends a Powerful Message About Jihadism". Pop Matters. Retrieved 17 August 2015.

[4] Keegan, Rebecca; Sandell, Scott (26 June 2015). "Oscars: The Full List of 2015 Invitees to the Film Academy". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 17 August 2015.

[5] Feinberg, Scott (27 June 2015). "The Acedmy is Suddenly Becoming More International - And Here's Why (Analysis)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 17 August 2015.

[6] Gilbey, Ryan (29 May 2015). "Fade to Black: Everyday Persecution and Religious Fundamentalism in Timbuktu". New Statesman. Retrieved 17 August 2015.

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