Maha Haj is a Palestinian filmmaker with a background in English and Arabic literature. She brings a deep sense of storytelling to her work, with past collaborations including set design for Ziad Douairi’s The Attack and Elia Suleiman’s The Time That Remains and It Must Be Heaven. Her directorial debut Oranges (2009) won the Audience Award at Montpellier, followed by the documentary Behind These Walls (2010). Her first feature Personal Affairs (2016) premiered at Cannes’ Un Certain Regard. Her latest, Mediterranean Fever, won Best Screenplay at Cannes 2022 and toured globally to critical acclaim.