Yassmina Karajah
Directing
Biography
Yassmina Karajah is a Jordanian-Palestinian screenwriter and director who splits her time between Amman and Toronto. Her short films have screened internationally in festivals such as the Toronto International Film Festival, AFI, Dubai International Film Festival, and Melbourne International Film festival, amongst others. Her most recent film RUPTURE (2018) premiered at TIFF, was part of MoMA’s New Directors/New Films, and won the Grand Jury prize at Slamdance, where she was the first recipient of the Russo Brothers Fellowship. Karajah is an alumna of the University of Bristol Law School (LL.B), holds a degree in Film Production from the University of British Columbia, and is a graduate of the Canadian Film Centre’s Directors' Lab.
Known For
Stranded on a deserted island, a family of four scavenges for survival as their past unravels, sending them into a downward spiral of painful events.
The Sand Castle
On a sweltering summer day, four Arab kids venture into their new city to look for a pool and find relief from the heat.
Rupture
In this short, a pop-up techno club ambushes the streets of downtown Amman flooding a conservative neighborhood with heavy bass and unfamiliar faces.
Ambush
Devastated by the death of his newborn son, Omar is challenged by his mother’s request that he performs religious pre-burial rituals in the confines of a hospital.