Taïeb Louhichi, who was born in Tunisia, studied filmmaking at the IFC and Vaugirard in Paris. He also has a Ph. D. in Literature and Sociology. He has made several short films, including « My village, a village among an other » Great Price of the Film days of Carthage, «The Metayer» and «Carthage, year 12 » (1978).

In 1982, he wrote and shot his first feature film, « Shadow of the earth » selected at Cannes’ Critic’s Week. «Goree, island of grand father» (1987) was awarded the Special Jury’s Prize in Algiers, and «Layla, my reason» (1989), which was part of the official competition of the Venice Film Festival, also earned prizes in Milan and Ouagadougou. «Wind Dance » (2003) is the fifth fiction feature film after «Wedding moon».