Jawad Rhalib (born 1965 in Morocco) is a Belgian-Moroccan filmmaker.
[1] His films, which generally tackle the themes of human rights and social realism,[2] have been screened at numerous international film festivals[3][4] and have received numerous awards.
[5] Rhalib was born in Morocco to Moroccan parents.
He attended the Catholic University of Louvain-La-Neuve, graduating with a degree in communications.
Before launching his film career in 1997, Rhalib was a journalist.