Born in Algiers in 1986, Ferhani became active in the cinema while still a teenager by working with the cine-club of the Algerian arts organization Association Chrysalide. His short films Les Baies d’Alger (2006) and Tarzan, Don Quixote and Us (2013) were exhibited internationally. His debut feature film, Roundabout in My Head, has won acclaim at festivals in Marseille, Carthage and Turin.