Amirah Tajdin is a Kenyan artist and filmmaker. She is a Sundance Institute fellow making her the first Kenyan director to be selected for both the Screenwriters Labs (Utah, 2017) and Director’s Lab (Utah, 2018) for her feature film currently in development. Her short film Marea de Tierra was in main competition at Sundance (2016) and Cannes Director’s Fortnight (2015) and went on to play over 20 festivals globally. She has also directed various award winning and nominated short films and feature length documentaries.
Films
Marea de Tierra
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(2016)
Laura, a heartbroken teen, is on holiday in the southern Chilean archipelago of Chiloé. While exploring the island, she encounters a group of local seaweed collectors with whom she swaps tales of heartache.
