CV

SCREENINGS.

NEO NAHDA (2022). writer, director. 12 min.

* 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. Ontaria, 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 [withdrawn]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.
* January 2024. MENA Film Festival. Vancouver, Canada.
* 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.

* APRIL 2024. Best Short Film for Neo Nahda. Pink Apple Film Festival.
* JANUARY 2024. Runner Up Best UK Short For Neo Nahda. LSFF.
* OCTOBER 2023. Special Mention For Neo Nahda. Mezipatra Film Festival.
* MAY 2022. MORE FILMS Award. BFI Network + British Council for Neo Nahda.
* JANUARY 2021. MENA Arts UK. Winner of the “We Are MENA” commission.
* SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2020. Arab British Center. Safar Development Residency.

MISC

Festival Jury

* Film Juror 2024. MIX CPH. Copenhagen, Denmark.

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.