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a Yemeni-Scottish filmmaker, born in Edinburgh and raised in Yemen. She pursued a higher education in Scotland first with an MA General in Humanities & Social Sciences and later, an MFA in Film Directing at the Edinburgh College of Art.
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a Yemeni-Scottish filmmaker, born in Edinburgh and raised in Yemen. She pursued a higher education in Scotland first with an MA General in Humanities & Social Sciences and later, an MFA in Film Directing at the Edinburgh College of Art.
a Yemeni-Scottish filmmaker, born in Edinburgh and raised in Yemen. She pursued a higher education in Scotland first with an MA General in Humanities & Social Sciences and later, an MFA in Film Directing at the Edinburgh College of Art.
During her studies, she returned to Yemen as the country's 2011 uprising was unfolding, and produced the critically acclaimed film Karama Has No Walls (2012). The award-winning short documentary was later nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) in 2014 following a nomination for a BAFTA Scotland New Talents Award (2012). In 2013, she completed her award-winning feature documentary film The Mulberry House, which deals with her relationship with her Yemeni family against the backdrop of the country’s 2011 revolution.
Gender
Female
Birthplace
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
