About
Randa Ali
Overview
Randa Ali is a director & writer working between Los Angeles and Cairo. She graduated in 2023 with an MFA in directing from UCLA’s school of theater, film and television where she was a recipient of a full-ride scholarship awarded to female filmmakers from the Arab world. Her first short film Kingdom of Strangers (2022), an exploration of memory & exile, was awarded the ARRI Franz Weiser grant and won the Jury awards at Toronto Arab Film Festival, Cairo Int'l Shorts Film Festival & Beirut Shorts. Her most recent short, Mango (2024) landed its world premiere at the Clermont-Ferrand Int'l Short Film Festival.
Randa is interested in telling stories of individuals through their relationship with their cities. She is currently developing her first feature film.
Known for
Directing |
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2024 | Mango | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
2022 | Kingdom of Strangers | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
2021 | If You Find Me in Cairo | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
Gigi | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
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Ministry of Loneliness | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
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Writing |
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2024 | Mango | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
2022 | Kingdom of Strangers | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
2021 | If You Find Me in Cairo | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
Gigi | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
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Production |
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2022 | Kingdom of Strangers | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
Editing |
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2024 | Mango | Editing | Editor | N/A N/A |
2022 | Kingdom of Strangers | Editing | Editor | N/A N/A |
2021 | If You Find Me in Cairo | Editing | Editor | N/A N/A |