Mujtaba Saeed
Known for
Directing
Born
January 19, 1987 (age 39)
Biography
Mujtaba Saeed was born and raised in Saudi Arabia. From an early age, he was curious about exploring the theater and film scenes of the Arab World. In 2006, he moved to Germany where he continued his studies in film directing and graduated from the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg in 2020. Mujtaba’s directing credits range between short fiction films, feature screenplays, T.V series and feature documentaries through which he explores themes of intercultural contexts, identity, and the dilemmas of human existence.
He is best known for his short films “Lime”, “Compass”, “Darkness is a Color”, and the multi award winning film “Zawal” produced by ARTE Germany.
Best known work
Zawal
2021
Autism
2019
Darkness Is A Color
2019
Ramadan in a Day
2023hayat
2012Mein Krampf
2014Lime
2015Compass
2015After the Death of Volker Figge
2013
El Pianist: Musician in the time of Sahwa
2019Filmography
2023
Ramadan in a DayDirector, Writer
2021
ZawalDirector, Writer
2019
AutismDirector
2019
El Pianist: Musician in the time of SahwaExecutive Producer
2019
Darkness Is A ColorDirector, Writer
2015
LimeDirector
2015
CompassDirector, Producer
2014
Mein KrampfDirector, Writer, Producer
2013
After the Death of Volker FiggeDirector, Producer
2012
hayatDirector, Writer, Producer