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My Father and Qaddafi
Wednesday, April 15, 18:00 – 20:00 • Kino Pilotů • SCREEN A • TICKETS
Documentary
Directed by Jihan K
USA, Libya • 2025 • 88 min
In 1993, Mansur Rashid Kikhia, Libya's former diplomat and peaceful opponent to Qaddafi vanished in Cairo. His daughter Jihan investigates his disappearance while documenting her mother's 19-year search for truth.
TRAILER
Producer:Jihan K, Andreas Rocksén, William Johansson Kalén, Dave Guenette, Mohamed Soueid, Sol Guy
Cinematographer: Micah Walker, Mike McLaughlin
Editor: Alessandro Dordoni, Chloë Lambourne, Nicole Hálová
Sound: Andy Coles, Barry Donnelly, Andres Landau, Sylvia Entwistle, Tabita Cargnel
Music: Aleksander Pankowski vel Jankowski, Barna Zsolt Szoke, Bisan Toron, Dominik Svoboda, Didier Monge, Fryderyk Lutyński, Grzegorz Łapiński, Kristjan Ruus, Magda Szczebiot, Magdalena Sowul, Michał Ostrowski, Salka Valsdóttir, Simone Giuliani, Tiago Correia-Paulo, Zuzanna Ossowska
DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY
Jihan was born in exile and raised in Paris while her father, a Libyan human rights lawyer, was the peaceful opposition leader to Qaddafi’s regime. After her father disappeared from Cairo, her family lived between the United States and France, while her mother, a Syrian artist, fought for justice in an international campaign. Jihan received her BA in International and Comparative Politics with a concentration in Human Rights, Philosophy, and International Law and her MA in Art Education and Storytelling.
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