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SCREENINGS.
NEO NAHDA (2022). writer, director. 12 min.
(all screenings since November 2024 have been distributed by T A P E Collective).
* November 2024. Queertactics. Vienna, Austria.
* November 2024. Queer Visions @ Doshia University. Kyoto, Japan.
* November 2024. Pink Screens. Brussels, Belgium.
* October 2024. Arab Film Media Institute. San Francisco, USA.
* September 2024. Deeply Rooted @ Guelph Art Gallery. Ontario, Canada.
* September 2024. Aarhus, Denmark.
*September 2024. Cutto: Ghent. Sphinx Cinema. Ghent, Belgium.
* September 2024. Queer Wave. Nicosia, Cyprus.
*August 2024. The Stage. Bangalore, India.
* July 2024. Eari Bookshop. Tbilissi, Georgia.
* June 2024. VQFF. Vancouver, Canada.
* June 2024. qFest. Split, Croatia.
* June 2024. Inside Out Film Festival. Vancouver, Canada.
* June 2024. Rio Cinema LSFF Winners Re-run. London, UK
* May 2024. IMMAGINARIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL. Rome, Italy.
* May 2024. Kurzfilm Hamburg. Hamburg, Germany. [withdrawn]
* May 2024. La Panera Art Centre. Lleida, Spain.
* May 2024. London Lesbian Film Festival. Ontario, Canada.
* March 2024. Glasgow Short Film Festival. Glasgow, UK.
* March 2024. Ratita Films. Barcelona, Spain.
* April 2024. Alfilm. Berlin, Germany.
* April 2024. Badgam Film Festival. Toulouse, France.
* April 2024. PinkApple Festival. Zurich, Switzerland.
* April 2024. Women+ Film Festival. Denver, Colorado, USA.
* January 2024. London Short Film Festival. London, UK.
* December 2023. J’en Suis J’en Reste @ L’Hybride. Lille, France.
* December 2023. Queer Cinema for Palestine @ Rio Cinema. London, UK.
* November 2023. Bizarre @ La Folie. Paris, France.
* November 2023. MENA Film Festival, Vancouver, Canada.
* November 2023. Meziprata. Brno, Czech Republic.
* November 2023. Meziprata. Prague, Czech Republic.
* October 2023. HIQFF. Hamburg, Germany.
* October 2023. MIX CPH. Copenhagen, Denmark.
* October 2023. MIZNA Arab Film Festival. Minneapolis, USA.
* November 2023. SET Film Festival. London, UK.
* September 2023. Encouters Film Festival. WATERSHED. Britol, UK.
* September 2023. Les Mains Gauches. Videodrome2. Marseille, France.
* September 2023. MIX Milan. Milan, Italy.
* September 2023. Short Film Focus. Close-Up Cinema. London, UK.
* September 2023. Wimbledon International Short Film Festival. London, UK.
* August 2023. Soura Film Festival. Berlin, Germany.
* July 2023. Safar Film Festival, HOME, Manchester.
* July 2023. Safar Film Festival, Institute of Contemporary Arts, London.
* June 2023. Reference.Point, London. Pride Month Curated Screening.
* March 2023. AWAN Festival, London. Official Selection.
* March 2023. BFI Flare LGBTQIA+ Festival, London. Official Selection.
MRS EL ARABY (2022). filmmaker. 1 min.
* March 2023. Traverse Vidéo, Toulouse. XXVI International Encounters Traverse.
* October 2022. VIDEOAKTION #3, Berlin. Curated by “attaque(e)r le réel”.
* September – October 2022. MIZNA Arab Film Festival, Minneapolis + online.
* September 2022. Encounters Festival, Bristol + online. DepicT! Competition.
* August 2021. BFI Southbank, London. “Where Are You Really From” shorts program by T A P E Collective.
* March 2021. Online. MENA Arts UK. “We Are MENA” launch event.
WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG (2021) artist/filmmaker.
* March 2021. Divine Zine Publication. Commissioned by Sido Lansari.
AWARDS AND RESIDENCIES.
October 2026 - Le Clos Residency - Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region and SACD
July 2026 - Building Archival Futures - London Screen Archive
March 2025 - FOCAL Mentee - FOCAL Archives International
March 2025 - Miles Ketley Prize - International Cinema Office
April 2025 - "Neo Nahda" Best Short Film - Pink Apple Festival, Zurich
March 2024 - Leaders of Tomorrow Cohort - Screenskills UK
January 2024 - "Neo Nahda" Best UK Short Film - London Short Film Festival
November 2023 - "Neo Nahda" Special Mention - Mezipatra Film Festival
June 2022 - More Films For Freedom Award - British Council
February 2021 - Artist Grant - MENA Arts Centre
September 2020 - Film Development Residency - Arab British Centre
MISC
DYKE TV 1993-1994: The Early Years & DYKE TV Vol 02.: The Early Naughties
A curated compilation made from episodes of the DIY series DYKE TV, broadcast on cable in the United States between 1990 and 2005. Conceived as a "propaganda wing" by the activist group Lesbian Avengers, this show's archives are now held at the Sophia Smith Collection. This programme first screened at the ICA and Rio Cinema and led us to collaborations with grassroots lesbian and queer communities in the UK, as well as on tour in Belgium and the Netherlands.
طالعة من بيت أبوها / Walking to the neighbour's house - Lecture Performance
A lecture-performance on the question of gender within the photographic archives of the Arab Image Foundation (Beirut), and on "imagination as protocol," developed for the University of Exeter.
Encountering Madness Workshop
What happens in research and creative practices when they encounter "madness"? This workshop offers a space to live through such an encounter and to reflect on the processes set in motion by the discovery of psychiatric archives. Developed for the Institut du Proche Orient in Beirut. The premiere took place on 23 November 2025. The next workshop is planned as part of an exhibition in February 2027.
Film Jury
2024. MIX CPH. Copenhagen, Denmark. Competition Film Jury.
Post Production
To earn a living, I have worked in production on other people’s films in various capacities.
Most recently I have focused on Post Production Co-ordination in film & television and in January 2024 I was awarded a place in the selective Screenskills 'Leaders of Tomorrow’ 3-year programme.
My special interest lies in film restoration & archive.