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Suha Araj

Palestine

Biography

Suha can often be found overhearing, watching, or telling a story. As an artist and filmmaker her work has focused on the identity and displacement of immigrant communities. Her short film I am Palestine 2003 screened at festivals internationally and is used as an educational tool. She served as a story advisor to the 2008 Sundance selection, SlingShot HipHop and produced the short, Fruition 2004. Installation art (Displacement 2004, Inshallah fe Falasteen 2005, Buried in Michigan 2008) and acting (Chocolate in Heat 2005, Suitcase 2006) have inspired her storytelling in new mediums. Her latest feature script, Khsara: Void After Expiration appreciates the humor that comes from the contrast of cultures and expectations. For seven years she was part of the film selection committee of the Arab Film Festival in San Francisco and has also served on the LunaFest Board of Advisors. Her combined experience in the fields of branding strategy, arts, UN development, and non-profit led her to co-found Real Girls Media which gives a platform to women who have a story to tell. If she is not busy building something or getting her hands dirty in a creative escapade, she is likely traveling.

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