Winner of Best Feature Film : Global Vision at Cinequest Film Festival 2022!
“Powerful, evocative, and moving are words that come to mind when talking about "SALMA’S HOME“ - Cinequest
Upcoming Festivals
Oct 2022
Heartland Film Festival
Austin Film Festival
Boston Palestine Film Festival
About the writer and director, Hanadi Elyan.
Driven by her love of filmmaking from a very young age, Hanadi’s work focuses on telling stories about social issues facing marginalized communities from a female perspective. She is a transnational filmmaker that believes in breaking stereotypes through telling stories of the shared human experience.
Born in Dubai and raised in an artistic Jordanian / Palestinian family, Hanadi spent her childhood between the UAE and Jordan.
She was awarded the MSFF full ride scholarship, where she earned her MFA in Film Production / Directing from UCLA.
Today, based in Boston, MA, Hanadi is putting the final touches on her feature film Salma’s Home, and also is serving as Asst. Professor of Narrative Film Directing at Emerson College.
Photo of the Q&A after Salma’s Home screening at the Atlanta Film Festival 2022. Photo credit: Francesca Lowe.
Follow our journey.
“The movie to me is very universal, and very approachable. You know I’m a white middle aged guy in the Northern Virginia suburbs and I just loved this movie [Salma’s Home]” - Burke Allen
Cinequest 2022: Here’s what to watch at the Cinejoy virtual film fest- The Mercury News