Dubai - United Arab Emirates
$750 - $1200 / Day
Request QuoteI am an international award-winning documentary filmmaker, based in Dubai, UAE and available for work across Europe (thanks to a German residency) and the Arabian Gulf. My creative documentaries (Being Osama, Grandma a Thousand Times & Champ of the Camp) were seen worldwide at +80 festivals and broadcast on ABC, CBC, Al Jazeera, Link TV, Nat Geo and numerous VOD platforms. My accolades include a Tribeca Audience Award (presented personally by Robert de Niro), an Esquire Magazine Humanitarian Award, and a Best Film Award from London International Doc Fest. I have also directed commissioned branded content for agencies and governmental offices in Doha, Dubai, and Abu Dhabi. In 2015, I was named to the 100 Most Powerful Arabs Under 40 List, the first such listing for a documentary filmmaker. I am drawn to human interest stories with a socio-political edge and to content on music, arts and culture. Usually, I operate in 3-person crews. My first languages are Arabic and English. I'm also proficient in French and German.
In the lead-up to Art Dubai and Sikka Art Fair each year, the Artists in Residence (A.i.R.) program brings together three Emirati artists, three international artists and a curator-in-residence for an intensive period of collaborative work and exchange. The film explores the influence of urban space on these artists, from London, Amsterdam and Beirut to Dubai's Al Fahidi heritage area.
A poetic and playful documentary celebrating the many worlds of my feisty Beiruti grandmother. The film documents her larger-than-life character and enduring love for her violinist husband (deceased 20 years) in this charming and intimate exploration of the themes of family, love, and music. Winner of 7 Audience and Best Film Awards and a NY Times Critics Pick.
A feature-length creative doc which enters the lives of the contestants in a massive Bollywood singing competition taking place deep in the labor camps of Dubai. Told (and sung) entirely in the voices of the laborers, the film is the first project ever permitted to be shot in these isolated, industrial-sized living facilities.
A documentary on 5 Rhythm Dance as an alternative to partying on drugs.
A Berlin culture campaign for a leading online tourism agency. (Brand concealed) CC available. Director: Mahmoud Kaabour
An IGTV portrait of Berlin tattoo artist Guen, and her formidable crotch designs.
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