Calling Her Late Father
Grief became the beginning of her film
Sep 18, 2026 · 11 min · 9 segments
Fred Richani interviews Mon Taxi filmmaker Meriem Sakrouhi about her inspirational short film chronicling the loving bond with her late…
Meriem SakrouhiGuest
Fred RichaniHost
But at the same time, while I was doing architecture, I was still making, writing stories, making little videos, little films.

I don't know if I would call it short films, but I was experimenting with film on the side and freelancing for different video outlets and so on.

But yeah, architecture taught me a lot of technical skills, but also it really trained my eye to see critically.

And I think that really helped me because in film, I feel like in a way you're, you're deciding, you're showing people through your eyes, like you're kind of translating what you see and you put it out there.

But at the same time, while I was doing architecture, I was still making, writing stories, making little videos, little films.

I don't know if I would call it short films, but I was experimenting with film on the side and freelancing for different video outlets and so on.

But yeah, architecture taught me a lot of technical skills, but also it really trained my eye to see critically.

And I think that really helped me because in film, I feel like in a way you're, you're deciding, you're showing people through your eyes, like you're kind of translating what you see and you put it out there.
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Calling Her Late Father
Grief became the beginning of her film
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