- Source: Darin J. Sallam
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.
She graduated from the Red Sea Institute of Cinematic Arts (RSICA) with a MFA in Cinematic Arts.
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. 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.
Filmography
The Balcony (2008), short film
Still Alive (2009), short film
The Dark Outside (2014), short film
The Parrot (2016), short film
Farha (2021)
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
Farha is Jordan's submission in the Best International Feature Film category at the 95th Academy Awards.
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Farha (film)
- Nakba
- Darin J. Sallam
- Farha (film)
- Red Sea International Film Festival
- 1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight
- Nakba
- List of Swedish films of the 2020s
- List of submissions to the 95th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film
- 26th Busan International Film Festival
- 15th Asia Pacific Screen Awards
- 2021 Toronto International Film Festival
