Karim Sayad
Screenwriter, Director, Cinematographer
Born in 1984 in Lausanne, Switzerland. Karim Sayad has both Swiss and Algerian citizenship. After earning a Master’s degree in International Relations from Geneva’s IHEID, he directed his first short documentary film, BABOR CASANOVA (2015). It was awarded at doclisboa, Festival dei Popoli and at Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival among others. His first feature-length film OF SHEEP AND MEN (2017) premiered within TIFF DOCS and won the Prix de Soleure 2018. MY ENGLISH COUSIN (2019) also premiered in TIFF DOCS.
Filmography
(a selection)
Director
- 2023
- 2G by Karim Sayad
- 2019
- Mon cousin anglais by Karim Sayad
- 2017
- Des moutons et des hommes by Karim Sayad
- 2015
- Babor Casanova by Karim Sayad
Screenwriter
- 2023
- 2G by Karim Sayad
- 2019
- Mon cousin anglais by Karim Sayad
- 2017
- Des moutons et des hommes by Karim Sayad
- 2015
- Babor Casanova by Karim Sayad
Cinematographer
- 2019
- Mon cousin anglais by Karim Sayad