Director

Sami Saif Sirelkhatim

Directing

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Beginning to build directing work.

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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 0All crew credits: 4

TMDB ID: 3418150

Known for: Directing

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2022 - 2026

Years active: 5

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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.

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