Darin J. Sallam

Darin J. Sallam (born 1987) is a Jordanian film director and writer of Palestinian roots.

She has five award-winning short films to her name, including Still Alive, The Dark Outside and “The Parrot”.

[3] Sallam's first film as director Farha tells the story of a girl caught in the raids of a Palestinian village during the Nakba.

Farha is based on the story on a surviving Palestinian woman who fled to Syria and recounted her ordeal to Sallam's mother.

The film has been streamed on Netflix generating a condemnation by the Israeli government.