Nahéma Ricci as Alix

Nahéma Ricci was born in Montreal (Canada) to immigrant parents of Franco-Tunisian descent. Nahéma obtained the lead role in Sophie Deraspe’s feature film “Antigone” (released in September 2019, ACPAV) which premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Fest and won Canada’s Golden Goose award and was Canada’s official entry for the 2020 Academy Awards.

Nahéma has also played a lead character in the feature film “Ailleurs” directed by Samuel Matteau (2017, Vélocité productions). She has participated in several short and medium-length films by emerging filmmakers. She contributed to the various stages of creation associated with the production of the performance “Cet inter- valle” (2017) and “Atlas” (2018) by director Morena Prats.

Nahéma attended the theater section of the Cégep Saint-Laurent arts program from 2015 to 2017.