Muriel Naim
Directing
Muriel Naim is a Film and Television Writer-Director, emerging from Jaffa's art & theater scene. Mentored by Israeli-Lithuanian Theater director Arthur Kogan and Iranian Oscar-winning filmmaker Asghar Farhadi, Muriel opened CalArts 2016 Film Directors showcase at REDCAT theater in Los Angeles. Her films Casper & Javier were distributed to several international companies. An American Film Institute's Directing Program alum, where she received the Irwin & Sheila Allen Scholarship for merit and excellence. Janek/Bastard has been awarded Best Directing at the International Bali Film Festival and Best Foreign Film in multiple festivals (incl. BAFTA Cymru's CBFF, Catalina Island Film Festival, and more). Muriel's films delve into the cores of the human condition, explore taboo, emotion, and transgression through visceral storytelling, and provoke the classical narrative structure.
Known for
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- 2017Janek/Bastard Writer, Director
- TBAMazel / Faygeleh Director