Eiman Mirghani

Eiman Mirghani is a Sudanese filmmaker based in Qatar. Upon graduating with a BA in Film and Media Studies at the University of Nottingham, Eiman has worked on numerous short films in the MENA region as director and producer. Eiman is the founder and senior producer of a film production house called FilmMENA, which aims to assist and elevate filmmakers from the Middle East and North African region. In 2021, Eiman was one of the producers of the short Sudanese film ‘Al-Sit’, which has grown to receive accolades in numerous international film festivals and has become qualified for the Academy Awards. Eiman’s second short film, ‘The Bleaching Syndrome’, was directed under the mentorship of world-renowned filmmaker Rithy Panh and has travelled to several international film festivals. Eiman was under the mentorship of Rithy Panh once more, as part of the Doha Film Institute’s Documentary Lab Fellowship, to direct her latest short film, ‘Villa 187’.