Ameen Nayfeh (; born 1988) is a

Palestinian Palestinians () are an Arab ethnonational group native to the Levantine region of Palestine. *: "Palestine was part of the first wave of conquest following Muhammad's death in 632 CE; Jerusalem fell to the Caliph Umar in 638. The indigenous p ...

film director and writer. He is best known for his work on the feature film ''

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'' and short film ''The Crossing''.

Life and career

Nayfeh was born in

Tulkarm Tulkarm or Tulkarem (, ''Ṭūlkarm'') is a Palestinians, Palestinian city in the West Bank, the capital of the Tulkarm Governorate of the State of Palestine. The Israeli city of Netanya is to the west, and the Palestinian territories, Palestinia ...

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. He graduated with a B.Sc. in nursing from

Al-Quds University Al-Quds University () is a public university in the Jerusalem Governorate, Palestine. The main campus is located in Abu Dis town, near Jerusalem, with three more campuses in Jerusalem and other campuses in Ramallah and Hebron. It was establish ...

and an MFA in Cinematic studies 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 ...

. His debut feature film ''

'', starring

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, about a Palestinian family separated by the Israeli wall, premiered at the

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in 2020.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

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* Living people Palestinian film directors Palestinian writers Al-Quds University alumni 1988 births People from Tulkarm Palestinian nurses Red Sea Institute of Cinematic Arts alumni {{Palestine-film-director-stub