Dima was born in 1977, in Beirut, Lebanon from Kuwaiti father & Lebanese mother. Dima has a BA from Lebanese American University and has + 7 years experience in directing & producing for TV & film.
In 2004, Dima completed a Diploma from the New York Film Academy from King’s College London and continued with a Chevening Scholarship from the British Embassy in Kuwait to obtain an MA in Feature Film from Goldsmith College, University of London.
Dima, has produced numerous shorts, documentaries and TV projects, amongst them, the documentary ‘Storm from the South’, which provides an intimate glimpse at the six critical days before the first Kuwait elections where women were allowed to participate and run for office for the first time in their history and which was nominated for the “Al Muhr Award for Excellence in Arab Cinema” at the Dubai International Film Festival,’06
Her latest work includes, the internationally acclaimed ‘Journey to Mecca’ a 2D IMAX® feature-length docu-drama filmed in Saudi Arabia and Morocco in both English and Arabic. The film tells the amazing story of Ibn Battuta, the legendary 14th century traveler, explorer and writer, and paints an unforgettable picture of Islamic civilization, culminating in his first Hajj. The story also offers a close-up look at the contemporary Hajj, a pilgrimage to the Holy City of Mecca.