Nawal Al-Maghafi

An exceptional storyteller, Nawal Al-Maghafi was born in 1988 in Aden, Yemen and has been an active director in the documentary genre for over a decade. Her most acclaimed films, such as "Starving Yemen" and "The Funeral Bombing", delve into the hardship and human stories within the Yemen conflict, earning her prestigious awards including the 2019 International Emmy for Current Affairs. Al-Maghafi's directorial style is characterized by her fearless pursuit of truth, often risking her life to capture the raw and unfiltered reality of war-torn Yemen. A relentless truth-seeker, Al-Maghafi's work is a testament to the power of journalism and film, bringing the unheard stories of Yemen to the global stage.