Rana Kazkaz

Rana Kazkaz, a Syrian-American, currently lives with her family in Jordan, having left Damascus as a result of the ongoing Syrian conflict. Kazkaz holds an MFA in Acting from Carnegie Mellon University/Moscow Art Theatre and attended the Directing Workshop for Women at the American Film Institute. She is the writer and director of four short films including 'Mare Nostrum' (2016). She is currently working as a story editor and co-producer on two feature-length documentaries.

Mare Nostrum (2016)

On a Mediterranean shore, a Syrian father's decision to give his daughter a better life puts her in danger of losing it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anas Khalaf  •  Rana Kazkaz
CAST:  Ziad Bakri  •  Zayn Khalaf

On a Mediterranean shore, a Syrian father's decision to give his daughter a better life puts her in danger of losing it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anas Khalaf  •  Rana Kazkaz
CAST:  Ziad Bakri  •  Zayn Khalaf

The Translator (2021)

A Syrian exile living in Australia returns when his brother is taken into custody by the Assad regime in 2011.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anas Khalaf  •  Rana Kazkaz
CAST:  Ziad Bakri  •  Yumna Marwan  •  David Field  •  Ramzi Maqdisi

A Syrian exile living in Australia returns when his brother is taken into custody by the Assad regime in 2011.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anas Khalaf  •  Rana Kazkaz
CAST:  Ziad Bakri  •  Yumna Marwan  •  David Field  •  Ramzi Maqdisi