Join the Middle East Institute for a screening of FARHA, followed by a conversation with filmmaker Darin Sallam. The conversation will be moderated by Gil Hochberg (MESASS) and Alessandra Amin (Center for Palestine Studies).
DATE
Saturday, April 1, 2023
2:30 PM 5:30 PM
LOCATION
Northwest Corner Building
550 W 120th
New York, NY, 10027
About FARHA
Inspired by true events, FARHA tells the story of a young Palestinian girl whose dream changes from seeking an education in the city to surviving Al-Nakba in Palestine 1948.
DARIN SALLAM holds an MFA from the Red Sea Institute for Cinematic Arts (RSICA), affiliated with the University of Southern California. To her credit are 5 award-winning shorts, including THE DARK OUTSIDE (2012) and THE PARROT (2016). A Berlinale Talent 2021, a Robert Bosch 2015 Film Prize recipient and recently inducted into the prestigious Asia Pacific Screen Academy, Sallam was selected to the 2017 La Cité Internationale des Arts residency in Paris and to the 2018 Global Media Makers fellowship by Film Independent in Los Angeles. She was a jury member at international film festivals and is co-founder & managing partner at the Amman-based production company TaleBox.
Her critically acclaimed debut feature film FARHA (2021) had its world premiere at the 46th Toronto International Film Festival, won 12 awards to date from international film festivals including best film, best director, the jury award, the audience award and the grand prize and started streaming in December 2022 on Netflix worldwide. FARHA was also selected as Jordan’s entry in the International Feature Film category at the 95th Academy Awards (Oscars) in 2023 and achieved a historic first win for Jordan by receiving the Best Youth Film award at the 15th Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA), known as “the Asian Oscars”, making Sallam the first Jordanian director ever to be awarded an APSA.
Questions?
Email mei@columbia.edu
