Darin J. Sallam | |
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Born | 1987
[1] Kuwait |
Education | Red Sea Institute of Cinematic Arts |
Occupation(s) | director, screenwriter |
Darin J. Sallam (born 1987) is a Jordanian film director and writer of Palestinian roots. She has five award-winning short films to her name, including Still Alive, The Dark Outside and “The Parrot”. Farha (2021) is her debut narrative feature film as director. [2]
She graduated from the Red Sea Institute of Cinematic Arts (RSICA) with a MFA in Cinematic Arts. [3]
Sallam's first film as director Farha tells the story of a girl caught in the raids of a Palestinian village during the Nakba. [4] Sallam started writing the film in 2016 but faced great pushback, including warnings that the film would end her career. Farha is based on the story on a surviving Palestinian woman who fled to Syria and recounted her ordeal to Sallam's mother. The film has been streamed on Netflix generating a condemnation by the Israeli government. [5]
Darin J. Sallam | |
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Born | 1987
[1] Kuwait |
Education | Red Sea Institute of Cinematic Arts |
Occupation(s) | director, screenwriter |
Darin J. Sallam (born 1987) is a Jordanian film director and writer of Palestinian roots. She has five award-winning short films to her name, including Still Alive, The Dark Outside and “The Parrot”. Farha (2021) is her debut narrative feature film as director. [2]
She graduated from the Red Sea Institute of Cinematic Arts (RSICA) with a MFA in Cinematic Arts. [3]
Sallam's first film as director Farha tells the story of a girl caught in the raids of a Palestinian village during the Nakba. [4] Sallam started writing the film in 2016 but faced great pushback, including warnings that the film would end her career. Farha is based on the story on a surviving Palestinian woman who fled to Syria and recounted her ordeal to Sallam's mother. The film has been streamed on Netflix generating a condemnation by the Israeli government. [5]