Canada
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Request a demoA native Arabic/fluent English speaker with a dual career in filmmaking & human rights advocacy, supported by two post-graduate degrees in filmmaking (MA degree at the London Film School) and an LLM in International Law & a decade of international child protection & human rights experience at the United Nations & other international organizations. I also worked as a professional scuba diver & underwater photographer. I am interested/experienced in making all types of videos, whether for entertainment, journalism or advocacy. I also have teaching experience on a variety of topics, from international development to filmmaking and advocacy. My short films screened at the Short Film Corner at the Cannes Film Festival & Toronto International Film Festival & competed at the BBC Film Festival & others. I am an alumna of the prestigious Canadian Film Center Directors' lab.
Produced for British Columbia Nurses’ Union
This is a video made for the British Columbia Nurses Union conference on Crossing Identity Borders. I filmed, directed and interviewed the participants. It is a conference about a sensitive issue and it was a wonderful experience getting to know the participants and connecting with them through the interview to understand their perception of identity.
This is a compilation of some of my work, with screenings at Toronto International Film Festival, BBC Film Festival, Cannes Short Film Corner and many others.
A Fashion shoot that I volunteered to do many years ago at the beginning of my career. It was a fashion designer competition in Vancouver for the up and coming fashion designers.
This is a compilation of highlights of some of my work for my showreel that includes fiction and documentary as well as journalistic interviews and experimental work. I worked as a writer/director on all, but also a cinematographer and producer on most of them as well as editing in many cases.
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