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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.
Darin J. Sallam. Director: Farha. Jordanian writer/director Darin J. 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).
- Director, Writer, Casting Director
- Darin J. Sallam
The film is directed by Darin J. Sallam, who also wrote it based on a true story that she was told as a child about a girl named Radieh. It premiered at the Toronto Film Festival on 14 September 2021 and began streaming on Netflix on 1 December 2022.
Dec 12, 2022 · “Farha” is based on the experience of a Palestinian girl named Radieh, the film’s Palestinian-Jordanian director Darin J. Sallam told CNN at a film screening on Friday in New York City.
Dec 1, 2022 · Farha: Directed by Darin J. Sallam. With Karam Taher, Ashraf Barhom, Ali Suliman, Tala Gammoh. A 14-year-old girl in 1948 Palestine watches from a locked pantry as catastrophe consumes her home.
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- Darin J. Sallam
- 2022-12-01
Dec 13, 2022 · Darin Sallam says it feels as if she's waited all her life to make this film. The 35-year-old Jordanian of Palestinian descent says she can't recall when she first heard about Radieh, the young...
Dec 7, 2022 · Darin Sallam discusses her new movie on Netflix, the controversy surrounding it, and the importance of hearing from Palestinians.
