Iris Zaki

Dr. Iris Zaki is a Grierson award-winning filmmaker with a signature cinematic style. Her films were shown at numerous festivals and universities around the world (incl. IDFA, CPH:DOX, AFI Docs, Karlovy Vary, Santa Barbara, Palm Springs and Hamptons) winning many international prestigious awards, they were featured on TV and were commissioned by The New York Times' OpDocs. She did her PhD at Royal Holloway, University of London, where she explored her innovative interviewing technique - the Abandoned Camera. While working on her current project, Iris continues teaching BA and MA students, while also giving masterclasses in Europe and the US.