Fatima AlBanawi

Fatima Albanawi is an internationally acclaimed actress and storyteller whose starring role in the feature "Barakah Meets Barakah" in 2016, was foundational for Saudi cinema. From a naive newlywed in "Going South" Short, and a Parisian actress from the 70's in "Roll'em" Feature, to a selfish theatre superstar in "Bashar" Series, Al-Banawi's cinematic appearances continue to raise the bar and boost the industrialization wheel of this sector in her country. In 2020, she finally wrote and directed her first short film "Until We See Light". The short is part of an Omnibus Feature Film that was made in collaboration with the Red Sea International Film Festival. That same year, Al-Banawi surprised both local and Arab audiences in what was considered a case study for filmmakers during Covid-19, when she co-wrote, co-directed and starred in "Al-Shak" Series (A Shahid Original), which she shot fully from home during the global pandemic. Al-Banawi is working on her first feature screenplay, "Ba