Sara Ishaq

Sara Ishaq

a Yemeni-Scottish filmmaker, born in Edinburgh and raised in Yemen. She pursued a higher education in Scotland first with an MA General in Humanities & Social Sciences and later, an MFA in Film Directing at the Edinburgh College of Art. During her studies, she returned to Yemen as the country's 2011 uprising was unfolding, and produced the critically acclaimed film Karama Has No Walls (2012). The award-winning short documentary was later nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) in 2014 following a nomination for a BAFTA Scotland New Talents Award (2012). In 2013, she completed her award-winning feature documentary film The Mulberry House, which deals with her relationship with her Yemeni family against the backdrop of the country’s 2011 revolution.

  • Title: Sara Ishaq
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Sara Ishaq Movies

  • 2013
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    The Mulberry House

    The Mulberry House

    1 2013 HD

    Sara grew up in Yemen to a Yemeni father and a Scottish mother, and at age 17, finally decided to move to Scotland. Ten years later – 2011...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Sara Ishaq

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  • 2012
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    Karama Has No Walls

    Karama Has No Walls

    6.3 2012 HD

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Saleem Al Harazi

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  • 2013
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    The Mulberry House

    The Mulberry House

    1 2013 HD

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Sara Ishaq

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