Djamel Lakehal

Screenwriter, Director, Producer

Djamel is an Algerian-born researcher, art collector, and filmmaker based in Zurich. After an academic career spanning France, Germany, Switzerland, and MIT in the United States, he founded Caravanserai Art, a foundation supporting contemporary creativity. In 2018, he received the Algerian Scholar Award. Today, through his production company Regent Films, he writes and directs films that blend poetry, memory, and cross-cultural storytelling.

Filmography
(a selection)

Director

2025
Back to Town by Djamel Lakehal

Screenwriter

2025
Back to Town by Djamel Lakehal

Producer

2025
Back to Town by Djamel Lakehal
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