Born in Dakar, Senegal, in 1958. In addition to making his own films, he collaborates on various scenarios and teaches film in Lebanon. He has directed nine full-lengthfilms: Beyrouth Fantôme, Terra Incognita, The Last Man, 1958, The Mountain, The Valley, An open Rose/Warda, The river and Contretemps / Day is night … in addition to numerous “essays”, including (Posthumous), Chinese ink, Son Image, Le voyage immobile, with Mohamed Soueid, and recently No Title.… La Rochelle International Film Festival, JCC Carthage, La Cinémathèque du Québec, Festival internacional de cine Guanajuato, Cinéma Saint-André des Arts in Paris and le Cinéma du Réel made a tribute to his work. He has also published different texts and articles in various magazines, and two books: “fragments du Livre du naufrage” and “à contre-jour”.