Naji Abu Nowar

Naji Abu Nowar (b. 1981, Oxford, UK) was educated in the UK and Jordan, where he now lives and works. In 2005 his screenplay Hammer (Shakoush) was accepted for the RAWI Screenwriters Lab established by the Royal Film Commission Jordan and the Sundance Institute to assist independent Arab screenwriters in finishing their projects. His first movie, the short Death of a Boxer (2009), gained international buzz via screenings at several noted festivals (Dubai, Palm… (more)