Jehane Noujaim

Director / Producer, Noujaim Films

Biography

Jehane Noujaim is an Egyptian-American filmmaker who has worked on countless award winning documentaries. Before graduating from Harvard, she was awarded the Gardiner Fellowship for Mokattam, an Arabic film she directed about a garbage-collecting village near Cairo, Egypt. She then produced StartUp.com, which won many awards including the DGA and IDA awards for best director. Jehane's 2004 film, Control Room, opened in theaters internationally and broke box office records for a documentary on Middle East Affairs. The Square, Jehane's Oscar nominated film chronicling the heart of the Egyptian revolution, is her 5th feature-length documentary. The Square was the recipient of several awards including the audience awards at Sundance, Toronto, and Dubai Film Festival and the IDA award for best documentary.

Expertise

Human Rights • Peace • Peace and Human Rights • Women's and Girls' Education

Featured Videos

Jehane Noujaim Shares Scenes from "The Square"
July 3, 2014
Q & A With Jehane Noujaim & Jim Berk After Screening of The Square
July 2, 2014
Artists as Activists: Using Creative Talent for Social Progress
April 21, 2014
The Square - Trailer
February 28, 2014