Amel Guellaty

Amel Guellaty born in 1988 is a Tunisian director screenwriter and photographer Following her law studies at the Sorbonne she embarked on a career in cinema initially serving as an assistant on notable feature films in France such as Après Mai by Olivier Assayas Foreign Body by Raja Amari and La Blessure by Abdellatif Kechiche In 2017 she made her directorial debut with the short film Black Mamba 20 minutes produced by Atlas Vision Black Mamba garnered significant acclaim being selected in over 60 international film festivals and winning 20 awards It was subsequently acquired by Canal in France and Canal 5 in Italy In 2022 Guellaty completed her second short film Chitana 18 minutes which was also showcased at various festivals and won several awards she also directed an 8minutes short film for Mawjoudin association about violence against the LGBTQIA community in Tunisia In 2023 she began working on Where the Wind Comes From her first feature film The film had its world premiere on January 26 2025 at the Sundance Film Festival competing in the World Cinema Dramatic category It was also showcased at the International Film Festival Rotterdam IFFR 2025 and the Toronto International Film Festival Next Wave section Amel also worked as a Commercial Director for prestigious brands in the Middle East including Cartier IWC Montblanc and Dior