Darin J. Sallam
Jordanian Palestinian filmmaker
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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]
Darin J. Sallam | |
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Sallam speaks about Farha in 2021 | |
| Born | 1987[1] Kuwait |
| Education | Red Sea Institute of Cinematic Arts |
| Occupations | director, screenwriter |
She graduated from the Red Sea Institute of Cinematic Arts (RSICA) with a MFA in Cinematic Arts.[3]
Farha
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]
Filmography
Awards and nominations
- Film Prize of the Robert Bosch Stiftung (2015) for The Parrot (short fiction film)
- Best Youth Feature Film category at the 2022 Asia Pacific Screen Awards for Farha[7]
- Farha is Jordan's submission in the Best International Feature Film category at the 95th Academy Awards.[8][9]