Zain Duraie

Zain Duraie is a Jordanian director, writer and actress.[1][2][3] She is best known for her work on the short film Give Up the Ghost.[4][5]

Zain Duraie
Born12 August
Amman, Jordan
Occupation(s)Director, Actress and Writer
Years active2013 - present

Life and career

Duraie was born and raised in Amman, Jordan. Duraie graduated from the Toronto Film School.[6] She started her career as a trainee at Philistine Films with filmmaker Annemarie Jacir and producer Ossama Bawardi.[7][8] Her directorial debut short film Horizon, won the Best of the Festival Selects at the Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films, Audience Choice Award at the Franco Arab Film Festival and Best first young filmmaker at the Algeria’s International women film festival.[9][10][11] In 2019, her second short film Give up the Ghost premiered in competition at the Venice International Film Festival and won the Best Arab Short Film award at the El Gouna Film Festival.[4]

Filmography
Year Film Writer Director Notes
2013 Horizon Green tickY Green tickY Short film
2019 Give Up the Ghost Green tickY Green tickY Short film

As Actress

  • 2016 - In Overtime (short film)
  • 2018 - The Box (short film)

References
  1. "Zain Duraie: "I Made a Movie About Women's Rights in a Male-dominated Society"". bostonpalestinefilmfest.org. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  2. "Women's Optimism in the Face of Oppression". bbc.com. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  3. "Every young director's dream: Cannes exposure a great opportunity for Jordan's film industry". albawaba.com. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  4. De Olivia, Ana. "El Gouna Film Festival: Give Up The Ghost wins Best Arab Short Film". Euro News. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  5. "Biennale Cinema 2019 | Give Up The Ghost". La Biennale di Venezia. 2019-07-17. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  6. "Round-up of Toronto Film School Involvement at TIFF". torontofilmschool.ca. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  7. "Asia Pacific Screen" (PDF). griffith.edu.au. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  8. "Philistine Films". africine.org. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  9. "Horizon". bostonpalestinefilmfest.org. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  10. "Franco-Arab Film Festival concludes with Falcon Awards". vista.sahafi.jo. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  11. "Algeria: First International Women Film Festival Opens in Algiers". allafrica.com. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
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