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”. Farha (2021) is her debut narrative feature film as director.[2]
Sallam's first film as director Farha tells the story of a girl caught in the raids of a Palestinian village during the
Nakba.[4] Sallam started writing the film in 2016 but faced great pushback, including warnings that the film would end her career. 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.[5]