Nada El-Omari is a filmmaker and writer of Palestinian and Egyptian origin based in Montreal, Quebec. Her practice and research interests centre on the intergenerational transmissions of memories, displacement, and the stories of belonging and identity which she explores through a poetic, hybrid lens. Focusing on process and fragments in text, sound, and image, Nada explores new ways to self-narrate, and speak hybridity and self. Her films have been shown at several festivals, on Shasha and Tenk, and in various galleries. Her work has also been published in Montreal Serai, qumra journal and Tantôt magazine. Her work has also been published in Montreal Serai and qumra journal. Her last digital project was commissioned by the Art Gallery of Ontario in collaboration with Sonya Mwambu and shown as a digital installation in a gallery, custom-made to InterAccess’s immersive projection environment as a two-player interactive experience. El-Omari holds a BFA in Film Production and an MFA in Film from York University.
Distribution:
Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre
Filmography:
Momentum, 19:00, experimental, 2025.
honey, tea, primrose and you, 45:00, experimental, 2025, with Sonya Mwambu.
on top and through one another ii, 2:53, experimental, 2022, with Sonya Mwambu, commissioned by the8fest.
from where to where من وين لوين d'où vers où, 8:02, experimental, 2021.
on top and through one another, 1:25, experimental, 2021, with Sonya Mwambu.
in the jasmine vines, 30:37, experimental, 2021.
Yaffa, 7:38, experimental, 2019.
Eva, 12:45, documentary, 2018.
image credit: Samyuktha Movva