Yazid Yettou

Yazid Yettou (b. 1986) is an Algerian filmmaker and screenwriter whose work blends raw realism with a distinctive personal vision. A graduate in audiovisual studies (2009), he began his career in 2010 in various technical roles, refining his craft on productions such as Mohamed Lakhdar-Hamine’s The Twilight of Shadows (2014).

In 2020, Yettou made his directorial debut with the short film Boumla, which screened at numerous international festivals — including Oujda, Algiers, Alexandria, Muscat, Buenos Aires, Benevento, Rome, and the UK — earning multiple awards, among them Best African Short Film.

In 2025, he returned with Collatéral, one of the rare contemporary Tuareg films, a visually striking short built on minimal dialogue and evocative imagery. Rooted in the landscapes and rhythms of southern Algeria, Collatéral reflects Yettou’s cinematic influences, which include the humanist realism of the Dardenne brothers, the moral tension of Cristian Mungiu, and the visual poetry of Iranian cinema.