A portrait of Laila Abbas

Laila Abbas

Directing

Biography

Laila Abbas is a Palestinian filmmaker, producer and academic who in 2013 made a splash with her doc ICE & DUST about a young Palestinian woman who crosses the Atlantic ocean to search for a better life in Canada. In 2019, she was selected for Berlin Film Festival’s Berlinale Talents program to nurture emerging filmmakers.

The Filmography

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