I see the world as billions of powerfull stories, and I believe stories are catalysts for change, shaping the world, challenging oppressive systems and inspiring action for collective liberation.
Bisan is a 26 - years - old Palestinian filmmaker and director, currently based in Gaza, who has been documenting daily life in Gaza for five years. Bisan produced a television and social media program that documented all areas of the Gaza Strip before it's destruction, in addition to many cultural and heritage topics, called "Hakawatiya." She worked as a producer with Jordan's Roya TV before the genocide, and worked with Al Jazeera as a short documentaries producer during the genocide. She also worked with Al Arabiya TV to produce a series of 15-minute short documentaries. Bisan won an Emmy in the Outstanding Hard News Feature Story category for her documentary, and a Peabody award for her Journalistic work.
Bisan is currently working on several short films and feature-length documentaries, about daily life in Gaza and many personal stories that reflect the Palestinian reality in Gaza during the genocide.
Official Selection - Best Short Competition
Free Fish
Florida Film Festival
Orlando
Official Selection
Free Fish
TRT International Film Festival
Istambul
Official Selection
Free Fish
SFFILM Doc Stories
San Francisco
Nickname
Wizard
Birth City
GAZA
Current City
GAZA
Hometown
GAZA
Gender
Female
Pronouns
She/Her
I see the world as billions of powerfull stories, and I believe stories are catalysts for change, shaping the world, challenging oppressive systems and inspiring action for collective liberation.
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