
Saja Kilani
Acting
Biography
Saja Kilani (Arabic: سجىٰ كيلاني) is a Canadian-Jordanian film actress of Palestinian descent and spoken‑word poet. She gained international recognition for her leading role in the docudrama The Voice of Hind Rajab (2025), which premiered at the 2025 Venice Film Festival to widespread acclaim. Her earlier performance in Simsim earned her the Best First Time Lead Actress Award at the Amman International Film Festival.
Known For

David Broncano, along with Jorge Ponce, Ricardo Castella and his other collaborators, lead La Revuelta, a comedy show that includes multiple sections and interviews from the Teatro Príncipe Gran Vía in Madrid.
La Revuelta

January 29, 2024. Red Crescent volunteers receive an emergency call. A five-year old girl is trapped in a car under fire in Gaza, pleading for rescue. While trying to keep her on the line, they do everything they can to get an ambulance to her. Her name was Hind Rajab.
The Voice of Hind Rajab

When their city is placed under siege, the lives of a group of ordinary people are turned upside down, forcing each of them to confront impossible choices in pursuit of what they believe is survival in a war zone.
Chronicles from the Siege

While struggling to understand his place as a second generation Jordanian–born Palestinian, Abood's uncle returns from Canada with stories of his youth as a refugee following the Naksa. Soon after, and with his uncle's stories fresh in his mind, Abood finds himself lost in the streets of Amman, where he meets a young stranger who offers to guide him home as she shares her thoughts on the country, the people, and her identity as a Palestinian living in Jordan.
Baq'a The Open Valley

To break free from a forced marriage, Simsim hunts for her own replacement, but what she finds instead is her true self.
Simsim
When an artist's carefully ordered world begins to fracture - brushes vanish, doors lock unexpectedly - she must unravel her daughter's lies to confront a truth that could shatter them both.