Laila Abbas(III)
- Director
- Producer
- Writer
Laila Abbas is a Palestinian filmmaker, producer, and academic who studied cinema in Jordan and then film and TV production at the Royal Holloway University in the UK with a Said Foundation Scholarship.
In 2013, she made a splash with her documentary ICE & DUST, which followed a young Palestinian woman who crossed the Atlantic to search for a better life in Canada. She also worked as an instructor at the Institute of Modern Media at Alquds University.
In 2016, Laila founded the production company Young Oak Productions, and in 2019, she was selected for the Berlin Film Festival's Berlinale Talents Program to nurture emerging filmmakers.
In 2013, she made a splash with her documentary ICE & DUST, which followed a young Palestinian woman who crossed the Atlantic to search for a better life in Canada. She also worked as an instructor at the Institute of Modern Media at Alquds University.
In 2016, Laila founded the production company Young Oak Productions, and in 2019, she was selected for the Berlin Film Festival's Berlinale Talents Program to nurture emerging filmmakers.
