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Dr. Yasmin Fedda is a Senior Lecturer in Film Studies at Queen Mary University of London, specializing in documentary filmmaking, interactive storytelling, and political sciences. She holds a PhD in Trans-Disciplinary Documentary Film from the University of Edinburgh and a Master's in Visual Anthropology from the University of Manchester.
- British School at Rome Residency
- National Theatre Immersive Storytelling Studio
- CPH:Lab Residency
- Mothlight Micro Cinema Residency
Her research explores intersections between film, anthropology, and human rights, with focus areas in forced migration, representation ethics, disability studies, and activism. She leads the UKRI-funded Protracted Displacement Economies project (2020-2024) and co-created How We Work with 39 collaborators across five countries.
Recent works include the immersive documentary The Pathogen of War (2024) about antibiotic resistance in Iraq, and the BAFTA-nominated Breadmakers (2007) on disability inclusion in Edinburgh bakeries. Her Syrian-focused films include Ayouni (2020) on forced disappearances and Queens of Syria (2014) about refugee women's theater.
- RAI Film Prize Commendation (2021)
- Best Documentary Director, Abu Dhabi FF (2014)
- Best Female Director, Carthage FF (2015)
- Best Doc, Arab FF Minneapolis (2016)
- Sundance Collection inclusion
As Fellow at QMUL's Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences, Fedda combines academic research with practice-led filmmaking. She has programmed festivals like Reel Afghanistan and Reel Syria, and taught film globally through universities and NGOs.
