Ismahane Lahmar

Ismahane Lahmar (born 25 October 1982), is a Franco–Tunisian filmmaker and screenwriter. She is best known as the director of critically acclaimed shorts and feature films Rainbow, WOH! and Breaking News.

Personal life She was born on 25 October 1982 in Paris, France, to Tunisian parents. However, she moved to Tunisia after birth and lived with her grandparents until age eight. Then she returned to France.

Career After returning to France, she was enrolled to University of Paris XII to study economics.

In 2010, she decided to go to Tunisia, with the feature film Under the Elbow. However, she withdrew the decision due to the political upheaval in the country. In 2014, she directed her second short film Rainbow. It was presented in July 2014 at the Rares & Tunisiens Cycle.

Filmography Year Film Role Genre Ref. 2008 On Your Grave Producer Short film 2012 Mon 14 Director Documentary 2013 Get Married Director, writer Short film 2015 Rainbow Director, writer Short film 2016 WOH! Director, writer Film 2018 Breaking News Director, writer Short film