Reem Jubran is a producer/director/writer working between Palestine and Los Angeles, California in both short and feature narratives, including Annemarie Jacir’s Wajib, and Elia Suleiman’s It Must Be Heaven where she worked as 2nd Assistant Director and learned the ins and outs of the Pales- tinian production industry. She is currently pursuing an M.F.A. in Directing/ Writing from the prestigious UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television where she is producing, writing and directing her own short films. She is currently in post-production on her latest film, Mariam, following an Ar- ab-American drag queen teen in a night of his life, and in pre-production for her next short film, Sou-Sou, which will be shot in Jericho, Palestine. As a dual citizen of Palestine and the US, Reem’s films intend to touch Palestin- ians and the global community. She aspires to redirect the spotlight to the unheard, unaccepted, and loud Arab woman’s voice through her own inter- pretation. She is a recipient of the Jim Morrison Film Fund Award and the Jack Shaheen Scholarship. She is currently developing an Arab-American student-friendly production company called Arabish Films, an incubator for Arab content and support in development, equipment and crew.
