Yassmina Karajah is a Jordanian-Palestinian screenwriter and director whose work has screened at international festivals including the Toronto International Film Festival, AFI, Melbourne International Film Festival, and New Directors/New Films at MoMA. Her short film Rupture (2018) was named to TIFF’s Canada’s Top Ten, acquired by The Criterion Channel, and awarded the Grand Jury Prize at Slamdance, where she became the first recipient of the Russo Brothers Fellowship. Her latest short, Ambush (2025), premiered at TIFF, competed at the Busan International Film Festival and screened at the El Gouna Film Festival. She holds an LL.B from the University of Bristol, a BFA in Film Production from the University of British Columbia, and is a graduate of the Canadian Film Centre’s Directors’ Lab. She is currently developing her debut feature, set in Amman, Jordan.
Press
Vogue Arabia | The Rising Female Stars - El Gouna Film Festival
YUNG | Yassmina Karajah: Between Worlds, Toward Truth
NOWNESS Asia | Picks at the Busan International Film Festival
Mille World | Seven Rising Arab Filmmakers to Watch Out For
The Criterion Channel | RUPTURE
Broadcast Pro | Breaking the mould with filmmaker Yassmina Karajah
TIFF dialogues | Directing Actors and Actors directing
Management
Antone Saliba | 75East | info@75east.mp
yaskarajah@gmail.com