Background
She grew up in Sana’a, Yemen until the age of 18, when she moved back to Scotland to pursue her education in Humanities and Social Sciences, followed by an Master of Fine Arts in film directing in Edinburgh.
She grew up in Sana’a, Yemen until the age of 18, when she moved back to Scotland to pursue her education in Humanities and Social Sciences, followed by an Master of Fine Arts in film directing in Edinburgh.
In 2013, she completed her first feature film ‘The Mulberry House’, which deals with her relationship with her Yemeni family against the backdrop of the country’s 2011 revolution.
Filmography 2013 The Mulberry House (Feature Documentary) 2012 Karama Has No Walls (Short Documentary) 2012 Marie My Girl (Short Drama)Television credits 2011 Yemen Uprising for Newsnight & Our World Episodes. Role: Assistant Director / Camera Operator 2013 Yemeni Child Prisoners On Death Row for Channel 4 – Unreported World. Role: local producer.