LOOKING FOR AYDA

SARRA ABIDI is a Tunisian filmmaker. She studied graphic design at the Higher Institute of Fine Arts and Design in Tunis, and later pursued film studies at INSAS in Belgium. She also completed additional training in documentary filmmaking at INIS in Montreal and production training at INA in Paris. She has been working in the film industry for around twenty years, both on her own projects and on those of others, as a screenwriter, director, editor, consultant, trainer, and producer. She has directed several short fiction films, including "Le Rendez-Vous" (2006) and "Le Dernier Wagon" (2010), as well as the mid-length documentary "111 Rue de la Poste" (2011). Her first feature film, "Benzine", was released in 2018 and was selected for and awarded at numerous film festivals worldwide. "Looking for Ayda" is her second feature film.