Of Algerian and Italian origin, born in Yverdon, Switzerland. Yamina Zoutat first worked for more than ten years as a court reporter in Paris. The criminal court was her “film school”. Awarded by the Prix de la Création for her first film LAUNDRY (2010), then the Silver Sesterce for her first feature film 6999 DOORS (2017) at Visions du Réel, her films have been screened in many international festivals, including Buenos Aires, São Paulo and Quebec, and have been distributed in France.