Nasreddine Ben Maati


Nasreddine Ben Maati is a Tunisian filmmaker and actor who is best known for directing the films such as Weld Ammar: A Doomed Generation and Le Feu then Coexist.

Personal life

Ben Maati was born on 14 October 1990, in Tunis.

Career

At the age of 16, Maati became a member of the Tunisian Federation of Amateur Filmmakers. Then he directed several short films which took part in the International Amateur Film Festival of Kélibia as well. In 2010, he directed his debut short film, Le Virage. The short was then selected for the Short Film Corner at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. After the success of the short, he directed the next short Le Feu then Coexist in 2013.
Then in 2013, he directed his maiden documentary film Weld Ammar. The film became a hallmark which evoke Tunisian cyber-dissidents defying Internet censorship under the regime of Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali. After the critics acclaimed documentary, Maati directed his second documentary Music and the Rebels. In 2015, he acted in the French telefilm Dette d'Honneur directed by Albert Didier.
Meanwhile, he made a supporting role in the film L'Amour des hommes directed by Mehdi Ben Attia which was released in France in February 2018. In 2019, he directed the second feature film Super Lune.

Filmography

YearFilmRoleGenreRef.
2010Le VirageDirector, writerShort film
2013Le Feu then CoexistDirector, writerShort film
2013GiuliettaCinematographerShort film
2013Weld Ammar: A Doomed GenerationDirector, writerDocumentary
2014La musique et les rebellesDirectorDocumentary
2015Plus belle la vieJalil; assistant directorTV series
2016HediSecond assistant directorFilm
2016Law of LambFirst assistant directorShort film
2017Mektoub, My Love: Canto UnoFirst assistant directorFilm
2017Of Skin and MenActor, assistant directorFilm
2019Before It's Too LateActorFilm
2020The Eagles of CarthageFirst assistant directorDocumentary short
2021Black MedusaAssistant directorFilm
2021GhodwaFirst assistant directorFilm