Aida Ka'adan
Directing
Biography
Aida Kaadan is a filmmaker and screenwriter with a decade of experience in film production and cinema studies. She holds a degree in film studies and directing from Tel Aviv University's Steve Tisch School of Film and Television. At 22 years old, Kaadan made her directorial debut with Strawberry, a short film that won multiple awards, and, in November 2021, she conducted research on screenwriting and cinematography with Le GREC Film Essays and Research Group in Corsica, France. Kaadan, an active member of the collective Rawiyat: Sisters in Film, is currently working on her second short film.
Known For
Samir, 43, is the owner of a shoe shop in Ramallah who has never seen the sea. He decides to sneak past Israeli borders with other Palestinian construction workers to fulfill his dream of seeing the sea.
Strawberry
Crushed by their unfolding realities, disembodied anonymous Palestinian voices wander occupied lands, where the dissonance is deafening.