Salam
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2018
United States / Germany
14 mins
Arabic, English
Short Film Competition
| Claire Fowler | |
| Claire Fowler | |
A female Lyft driver navigates the night shift in New York City while waiting to hear life-or-death news from her family in Syria.
About the Director
Claire Fowler is a Welsh writer and director based in Brooklyn. After studying at Oxford University, she made a number of short documentaries including two about human rights issues in Palestine. She then attended Columbia University’s M.F.A. program in film on a Fulbright scholarship and, later, the AmericanFilm Institute’s Directing Workshop for Women. Her short film Noodles was a Vimeo Staff Pick and can currently be seen on Nowness. She recently participated in the Sony directors program.
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