Erige Sehiri

Erige Sehiri is a French-Tunisian film director, producer, and screenwriter.

Early life and education Born in Lyon into a family of Tunisian origin, Erige Sehiri grew up in the Lyon suburb of Vénissieux, in the neighborhood. Her father was an electrician and her mother was in charge of the kitchen at a secondary school. Other short documentaries followed, until 2018, when she shot a feature-length documentary, Railway Men, about working on the railroad; it was released in Tunisian cinemas in 2019, and in French cinemas in 2020.

In 2022, Sehiri made her feature-film debut with the drama film Under the Fig Trees, which had its world premiere at the 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival, at the Directors' Fortnight sidebar, and was released in cinemas in December 2022.

In 2025, Sehiri's feature drama film Promised Sky premiered in the Un Certain Regard section of the 78th Cannes Film Festival.

Selected filmography Railway Men (2019, documentary) Under the Fig Trees (2022, drama, feature) Promised Sky (2025, drama, feature)