Yamina Bachir (20 March 1954 – 3 April 2022[1]) was an Algerian film director and screenwriter.

[2] According to Roy Armes, Rachida is 'the first 35mm feature directed by an Algerian woman in Algeria'.

[3] The film was primarily financed by French and European funding companies.

Bachir attended the National Film School where she studied editing.

[6] Bachir was married to fellow Algerian director Mohammed Chouikh.