Dina Amer is an award-winning Egyptian American filmmaker. Her directorial debut YOU RESEMBLE ME premiered in Venice, won over 30 awards and was Executive produced by Spike Lee, Spike Jonze, Alma Har’el, Riz Ahmed and Claire Denis. The Washington Post wrote “She’s done nothing less than change the world – or at least how we perceive it.” She was part of the producing team behind Oscar nominated and Emmy award winning film THE SQUARE, which chronicled the Egyptian revolution from the frontlines. Her next project, CAIN AND ABEL, was selected by the Sundance Writer & Director Labs and is currently in development. 

Previous to her film work, Dina was a celebrated journalist. She was awarded the Khalil Gibran spirit of humanity award and was invited to the White House to meet with President Obama. She was an on-air correspondent for VICE, including The Black Market Series, where she uncovered the human trafficking of Syrian refugees and explored the underground economy of illegal Egypt-Gaza tunnels and more. Her written work has been published in The New York Times.