Director, journalist and producer, Nadia Zouaoui has worked for several media outlets and directed documentaries for Radio Canada, the National Film Board of Canada (NFB), TV5, and Al Jazeera Documentaries.

Her first film, Le voyage de Nadia, about the impact of patriarchy on the women of her village in Algeria, won several awards, including a Gemini Award.

In L’islam de mon enfance, she examines the differences between Islam and fundamentalism, while Fear, Anger & Politics explores the emergence of political Islamophobia in the United States in the aftermath of 9/11.

Through her production company, Les Films NADIAZ Inc., Nadia produces films that immerse us in sensitive themes in order to foster critical thinking and create constructive debates for a better understanding of each other.

Filmography:

• Le Serment d’Hippocrate / feature documentary / 2025 / writer, director, producer
• La promesse d’Imane / feature documentary / 2024 / writer, director, producer
• L’islam de mon enfance / feature documentary / 2019 / writer, director, producer
• Fear, Anger and Politics / feature documentary / 2012 / writer, director, producer
• Le voyage de Nadia / feature documentary / 2006 / writer, co-director

Festivals and Awards:

• La promesse d’Imane / FID Marseille / Documentary Film / Marseille, France / 2024 / Official Selection
• L’islam de mon enfance / Festival International du Film Amazigh / Documentary Film / Agadir, Morocco / 2019 / Best Documentary Award and Best Screenplay Award
• Le voyage de Nadia / RIDM – Montreal International Documentary Festival / Documentary Film / Montreal, Canada / 2007 / Camera au Poing Award