Born in Paris in 1994, Aliha Thalien earned a master’s degree in Cinema after attending La Sorbonne university (Paris). She then went on graduating at the National Fine Art School of Paris and at Fresnoy – national studio of contemporary art. With this background, she develops a practice bridging cinema, installation and sculpture around memory and language. Her work has been shown at various international film festivals and exhibitions including MoMA, the Photographic Center of Marseille and Confort Moderne (Poitiers). In 2019, she directed her first short film Feu Soleil, which was selected at Rencontres du Moyen Métrage of Brive and La Cabina in Valence. She directed Mon amie Moïra in 2021 and Nos Îles in 2023, a short film that won awards and was selected at several festivals (FID Marseille, DocsBarcelona, GoShort).
