Farah is an Academy Award®-Nominated and BAFTA®-Winning Palestinian-British filmmaker. Since 2016, she has been writing and producing fiction narrative films inspired by socially relevant themes. Her first short film, Today They Took My Son, was endorsed by British director Ken Loach and screened at the United Nations.
The Present, her directorial debut, which she also co-wrote and produced, premiered at Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival in 2020 and won the coveted Audience Award for Best Film. It went on to win over 60 International Film Festival Jury and Audience Awards, a BAFTA® award, and it received an Oscar® nomination. The Present was licensed internationally including to Canal+ and Netflix Worldwide.
The Teacher, Farah's directorial feature-length debut, had its World Premiere at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival. It had its MENA Premiere at the Red Sea International Film Festival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where it took home the Best Actor award and the main Jury Prize (the jury was headed by director Baz Lurhmann). The film stars renowned Palestinian actor Saleh Bakri and British actress Imogen Poots and has won over 18 International Film Festival Awards. The Teacher was also BAFTA®-Longlisted for Outstanding Debut (2024) and BIFA-Longlisted in 3 categories (2023).
In her words: "The arts play a crucial role in changing the world and I believe film precedes them all. It gives voice to the silenced, thereby helping build the empathy and understanding needed to effect change."
Farah has been invited to serve as a jury member at numerous film festivals. She is also a voting member of both the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA).
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Andre Morgan - the man who brought his friend Bruce Lee to the West! Speaks fluent Chinese (3 dialects!) Producer of Way of the Dragon, Enter the Dragon, Academy Award Winning Million Dollar Baby & mo...
02 May 2021
Woke up this morning to CIA Director (2013-2017) John Brennan’s opinion piece in the New York Times re The Present.
28 Apr 2021
An Oscar night to remember like never in nearly 100 years & will never be like this again! Such gratitude for how far The Present has reached with a BAFTA Win and an Oscar nomination. So beautiful to...
26 Apr 2021
A gorgeous delicious dinner and the meeting of Kaouther Ben Hania, the other Arab & female Oscar nominee for Best International Feature: The Man Who Sold His Skin. ☺️🙏🏾
25 Apr 2021
Thanks to the amazing & hilarious @matthewhoffman.tv the visionary & generous @marissamontgomery & super cool @springplace for a gorgeous screening & Q&A event for hosting us for The Present.
24 Apr 2021
#Repost @aeworld_mag Presenting the May cover of a&e starring award-winning Arab Film Director Farah Nabulsi. The Palestinian Director has been inspiring the world with her honest and real short film...
19 Apr 2021
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16 Apr 2021
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14 Apr 2021
OMG 🙀!!! The Present wins a BAFTA!!! 😸🎥🙌. Thank you @bafta . Thank you Saleh Bakri, Maryam Kanj, Benoit Chamaillard, Ossama Bawardi, Hind Shoufani, Mohannad Malas, Nael Kanj, Raja Dubayah (RIP), M...
10 Apr 2021
Thanks for having me on! Interview with Mehdi Hassan aired on MSNBC last night. You can now find interview on YouTube under: Film on Israeli Occupation Nominated for an Oscar - The Mehdi Hassan Show.
09 Apr 2021
When Ossama Bawardi, fellow Oscar nominated Producer on The Present showed up to set at 6am wearing a matching hooded jumper to mine (complete coincidence!), we should have known wonderful things were...
04 Apr 2021
🙌 Thanks Hollywood Reporter! #thepresentshortfilm #bestliveactionshortfilm #oscars #eebaftas #baftas #academyawards
02 Apr 2021
NETFLIX Worldwide (except France & Japan) Nuff said! 🙌 #thepresentshortfilm #thepresentfilm
25 Mar 2021
The Present is now available on Vimeo-on-Demand (but not in MENA or France). ☺️✌🏾
24 Mar 2021
The specific Israeli checkpoint I based The Present on. But this one is even in the heart of a Palestinian city. There are over 100 Israeli checkpoints in the West Bank and over another 100 “flying” c...
20 Mar 2021
Oscars baby!!! Thank you to everyone who has worked on this film with me! 🎧 ✌🏾🎥 🇵🇸 Thank you Saleh Bakri, Maryam Kanj, Benoit Chamaillard, Ossama Bawardi, Hind Shoufani, Nael Kanj, Raja Dubayah (RI...
15 Mar 2021
OSCAR NOMINATION!!!!! 🙌🎉😹 Literally standing on tables! Will I ever come down from this high?! #oscars #bestliveactionshortfilm #thepresentshortfilm #theacademyawards
15 Mar 2021
We have gotten off to a great day! Jury Award for Best International Short Film at the Miami Film Festival, Florida, USA 🙌🎥😸🙏🏾 @miamifilm THANK YOU! And Everyone who worked on this film with me....
15 Mar 2021
You can watch Today They Took My Son on www.todaytheytookmyson.com or www.nativeliberty.org or a number of other online platforms for free ✌🏾No child and no parent should have to go through this.
12 Mar 2021
BAFTA nominated 🤯😹✌🏾. Just an incredible landmark for The Present. I’m overjoyed with every leap this short film makes and thankful to all the amazing people who worked with me on the way🙏🏾 . Th...
11 Mar 2021
The moment I found out The Present has been nominated for a BAFTA!
09 Mar 2021
Set! 🎥. . #thepresentshortfilm #bestliveactionshortfilm #foryourconsideration
09 Mar 2021
Resistance Street Art in Naples, Italy 🤍🙏🏾🇮🇹. This piece by @jorit painted in collaboration with @tukios_art and @calaveras_art in Naples, Italy, is meant to commemorate the Nakba and bring atten...
08 Mar 2021
“In this great future, You can’t forget your past... So dry your tears I say..” Came across this video today, from 2 years ago in March BC (Before Corona 😭) when we attended a gorgeous small wedding...
07 Mar 2021
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05 Mar 2021