About
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.
Filmography
Ramadan in a Day2023 · Director, Writer
Zawal2021 · Director, Writer
Autism2019 · Director
El Pianist: Musician in the time of Sahwa2019 · Executive Producer
Darkness Is A Color2019 · Writer, Director
Lime2015 · Director
Compass2015 · Director, Producer
Mein Krampf2014 · Director, Writer, Producer
After the Death of Volker Figge2013 · Director, Producer
hayat2012 · Director, Writer, Producer