Nasreddine Ben Maati

Nasreddine Ben Maati (born 14 October 1990) 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 (Fédération Tunisienne des Cinéastes Amateurs, FTCA). 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.

Then in 2013, he directed his maiden documentary film Weld Ammar (Ouled Ammar or Génération Maudite, Doomed Generation). 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.