Waseem Khair

Director

Biography

An independent Palestinian director and producer, he started his career in theatre as an actor and a director where he won many national and international awards for his works, he produced and directed his first short film “Throe” in 2013, starring Palestinian actress Maisa Abd Al Hadi. His second short documentary “120 km” won the Audience award at Africa Human Rights Film Festival in 2021, and best short film award at the Palestinian Refugees Film Festival in 2022. Khair has just wrapped the shoot on his third short film “Gaza bride 17” that got a special mention at Jerusalem International Film Festival in Gaza 2021.

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