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 Farha or Farhah (Arabic: فَرْحَة, ''farḥah'') is an Arabic female given name and a surname, meaning "delight, pleasure, luckier, good luck, good fortune". The name is the female form of the name Farhat and also stems from the name Farah. ...

'' (2021) is her debut narrative feature film as director. She graduated from the

Red Sea Institute of Cinematic Arts The Red Sea Institute of Cinematic Arts (RSICA) is an MFA program in Cinematic Arts based in Aqaba, Jordan. RSICA is a joint effort of Royal Film Commission – Jordan and the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts. The Red ...

(RSICA) with a MFA in Cinematic Arts.

Farha

Sallam's first film as director ''

'' tells the story of a girl caught in the raids of a Palestinian village during the

Nakba The Nakba () is the ethnic cleansing; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; of Palestinian Arabs through their violent displacement and dispossession of land, property, and belongings, along with the destruction of their s ...

. Sallam started writing the film in 2016 but faced great pushback, including warnings that the film would end her career. ''Farha'' is based on the story on a surviving Palestinian woman who fled to Syria and recounted her ordeal to Sallam's mother. The film has been streamed on Netflix generating a condemnation by the

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Filmography

* The Balcony (2008), short film * Still Alive (2009), short film * The Dark Outside (2014), short film * The Parrot (2016), short film * ''

'' (2021)

Awards and nominations

* Film Prize of the Robert Bosch Stiftung (2015) for ''The Parrot'' (short fiction film) * Best Youth Feature Film category at the 2022

Asia Pacific Screen Awards The Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) is an international cultural initiative overseen by the Asia Pacific Screen Academy and headquartered in Australia, sometimes called "Asia-Pacific Oscars". In order to realise UNESCO's goals of promoting a ...

for ''

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'' is Jordan's submission in the Best International Feature Film category at the

95th Academy Awards The 95th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), took place on March 12, 2023, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. During the gala, the AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonl ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sallam, Darin J. Living people Jordanian women film directors Jordanian film directors Red Sea Institute of Cinematic Arts alumni 1987 births Women screenwriters