Aliaa Khachouk

Aliaa Khachouk is a Syrian-Canadian director and producer with over 25 years of experience in the production of short and feature-length films, as well as documentaries. Her work expresses a deep interest in immigrant identities and sense of belonging. Her films have been screened at several national and international festivals including the Montréal World Film Festival, Les Rendez-vous du Cinéma Québécois, Cannes film festival, International Film Festival Rotterdam, Harvard MISA Festival, and several others. Her feature film I Was Once Told is part of the Library and Archives Canada. She holds a master’s degree in communication (experimental media) from UQAM in Montreal. Her thesis Hotel Canada was on identity and the sense of belonging to Arab emigrants in Canada.