Alaa Al-Dayah

Alaa Al-Dayah was born and lives in the old city of Jerusalem, Palestine. She holds a BA in Film Production and Cinematography from Dar Al-Kalima University in Bethlehem. Her film “Exit” was screened at the “Sin” Festival in 2017 and won the Best Palestinian Experimental Film Award at the Bethlehem Student Film Festival in 2019. Her film “Restoring Time” was screened at the Emerging Creators exhibition organized by the Al-Ma’mal Foundation for Contemporary Art in Jerusalem in 2019 and at an exhibition organized by the Franco-German Institute in Ramallah. She directed a short film titled “Majdoline” and two documentaries, and worked as an assistant director on a number of short films. Al-Dayah contributed to the project “The World Heritage of Jerusalem in the Hands of Jerusalemite Youth” and trained many youth from different schools in Jerusalem in photography, and helped exhibit their photos in a show organized by the Al-Ma’mal Foundation. Dayah is interested in Jerusalem’s architectural heritage and the hidden history of the city.