Dina Amer

Born: None

Dina Amer is an award-winning filmmaker and journalist. She helped produce the Oscar nominated and Emmy award-winning documentary The Square, where the Egyptian Revolution was chronicled from the frontlines. Growing up between the US and Egypt, her work has focused on sharing nuanced, human stories with a global audience. Previous to her film work, Dina was a celebrated journalist. She was an on-air correspondent for VICE, including The Black Market Series, where she uncovered the human trafficking of Syrian refugees and explored the underground economy of illegal Egypt-Gaza tunnels. Her written work has been published in The New York Times, CNN and the Huffington Post.


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The Square

as uncredited
Released: 2013-06-07

The Square looks at the hard realities faced day-to-day by people working to build Egypt’s new...

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You Resemble Me

as Adult Hasna
Released: 2022-11-04

Two sisters are abruptly separated, the eldest, Hasna, struggles to find her identity and place...

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