Mayar Hamdan is a Palestinian multi-platform writer, director, and producer who explores MENA-centered themes like migration, displacement, and generational trauma through the lens of color theory. With a background in art and technology from CalArts, film training and development via the Doha Film Institute, and game writing for multiple indie studios in Barcelona and Saudi. Her diverse portfolio includes writing, directing, and producing projects like Beit Byoot (2019), available on Sundance TV, Don’t Get Too Comfortable (2021), and Ibqi: A Visual EP.

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ABOUT The Myth of Mahmoud

Mayar captures the lives of her Palestinian family who made Doha their home 60 years ago. Led by her mother Amal, who is approaching retirement, they once again grapple with the dilemma of moving or fighting to remain.

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FILM

The Myth of Mahmoud

PROGRAM AFFILIATION

Documentary Lab

COHORT YEAR

2024-2026

INSTAGRAM

@mayarhamdan