Rachida Brakni

Personal context

Summary

Rachida Brakni is a French actor, director, and writer known for Chaos, Cheba Louisa, and her film De sas en sas, which follows women visiting relatives in prison. Her work and interviews have addressed prejudice, women’s experiences, and the treatment of people of Algerian and immigrant backgrounds. She has spoken against France’s proposed citizenship-stripping measure and said it prompted her family’s move to Portugal; she has also condemned racism and sexism and welcomed public challenges to both. She has described writing as a way for French people from immigrant backgrounds to enter the literary field.