Ala’a moved to Australia in 2010 and studied Media and Filmmaking at Sydney Film School.
Al Qaisi worked on many films and made a number of short films
Ala'a won The Courage, Curiosity and Compassion Award from SFS Film Festival.
In 2021, Al Qaisi wrote and directed four short films; Pink Swing, Walk in my Shoes, Like Magic (Funded by the Ministry of Culture in Jordan), Cinderella (won the development fund from the Malmo Arab Film Festival).
Al Qaisi’s debut feature film Hadeel started its first draft in Rawi Screenwriting lab. It won WIFT Australia Gender Matters mentorship, a production fund from the Royal Film Commission, the IEFTA AWARD from El Gouna Film Festival 2020 in Egypt and three awards from Malmo Arab Film Festival 2022 in Sweden, including a financial award from the Red Sea Film Festival.