OUT OF WATER
WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY KARINA DANDASHI
Development | USA | Narrative | 90 minutes | EnglishA coming-of-age about a young woman growing up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to an American mother and Syrian immigrant father. -
2022 Film Independent Producing Lab
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2023 Artist Development Grant
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2023 IFFR Lab
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Karina Dandashi
Writer / Director
Karina Dandashi is an Arab-American Muslim filmmaker born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA. Her films explore nuances in identity through the intersection of family, religion, and culture in Southwest Asian and North African (SWANA) and Muslim communities in America. Her work has been featured in numerous Oscar-qualifying festivals around the U.S. and has recently screened at The Museum of Modern Art. Karina is a 2020 Creative Culture Fellow at The Jacob Burns Film Center and a 2021 Sundance Ignite Fellow. She was featured in Marie Claire’s inaugural Creators Issue as one of the “Top 21 Creators to Watch” in 2022.
Ayah
Producer
Ayah is a producer based in Brooklyn, NY. She founded 10 Mils Productions, through which she leverages her business background, the power of story, and her commitment to representation in the media to support storytellers from her communities.