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Nadia Al-Khater

Nadia Al-Khater is a Qatari filmmaker drawn to innovative storytelling from an Arab perspective.

Nadia Al-Khater is a Qatari filmmaker drawn to innovative storytelling from an Arab perspective.

Her early passion for filmmaking inspired her to direct after graduating from Georgetown University. She wrote and directed the short drama-thriller ‘This Is Not a Drill’ (2019) with The Film House. Her photograph, Djurgården 10, has been exhibited at GroundSeeSaw in Seoul, South Korea, and Tokyo, Japan.

Nadia directed the 2022 brand video for the National Museum of Qatar. Her previous short film, ‘A Proposal’ (2023), premiered at the Malmö Arab Film Festival and was showcased at other film festivals worldwide. She is currently in post-production for her short film ‘Light to Ashes’.