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Yasmin Fedda

Palestinian documentary filmmaker and scholar

Born
1980
Born in
Kuwait
Path
Cinema
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Yasmin Fedda is a Palestinian filmmaker whose documentaries powerfully amplify the voices of those affected by displacement and conflict, particularly within the Palestinian and broader Arab communities.

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Yasmin Fedda is a documentary filmmaker and scholar whose work explores displacement, representation, disability, technology, and political conflict. Born in Kuwait, she has made films about subjects ranging from an Edinburgh bakery to Syrian refugees and enforced disappearances. Her films include Breadmakers, Queens of Syria, and Ayouni. She teaches film at Queen Mary University of London.

Milestones

The moments that shaped Yasmin’s path.

  1. 2004

    Completed MA in Visual Anthropology

    Fedda earned her Master’s degree from the University of Manchester, laying the foundation for her career in documentary filmmaking with a focus on ethnographic approaches.

  2. 2007

    Directed Breadmakers

    This BAFTA-nominated documentary marked her emergence as a significant voice in film, exploring the lives of workers in an Edinburgh bakery, subtly reflecting themes of inclusion and marginalization.

  3. 2014

    Directed Queens of Syria

    This award-winning documentary follows a group of Syrian women refugees in Jordan, who retell their experiences of war through the ancient Greek play The Trojan Women, drawing global attention to their plight.

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  4. 2020

    Released Ayouni

    A poignant documentary about forced disappearances in Syria, which has been screened internationally and further solidified her reputation as a filmmaker committed to social justice.

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Legacy

What they built, changed and left behind.

  1. Uses documentary and immersive media to explore human experiences of conflict, displacement, and exclusion.

  2. Made Queens of Syria with Syrian refugee women staging The Trojan Women.

  3. Combines filmmaking with teaching and collaborative research.

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