Sami Saif Sirelkhatim
Directing
Biography
Sudanese-Moroccan director, creative producer, and screenwriter, Sami is born in the UAE, drawn to stories that move between cultures and challenge familiar narratives. His work includes "Naima’s Movie (2022)", which traveled to 35+ festivals including the Red Sea & Rome Med Film Festivals and won eight awards, and "The Other Side of Beauty (2024)", presented in Carthage and South Africa, where it picked up two Best Documentary awards. In addition to "Water For The Birds (2026) his latest fiction short. Currently developing a fiction feature and a feature documentary, while working across Moroccan and international co-productions.
Known For
A lost backpack sets young Amin on a daring journey, testing the limits of familial love and personal sacrifice.
Water For The Birds
A young filmmaker makes a movie honoring the life of his childhood nanny and their close bond.
Naima's Movie
When 350,000 Moroccans embark on a peaceful march in 1975, a wife's quiet vigil at home becomes as heroic as her husband's desert odyssey-until a radio broadcast transforms waiting into celebration and private devotion into public triumph.
The Green March (50th Anniversary)
A Sudanese photographer, captivated by the stars and the beauty of his country, turns his lens toward a darker truth: exposing his government's role in the Darfur genocide. But his courage comes at a cost.