André Kadi, Marya Zarif
Marya Zarif, born in Syria, studied communication and theater in Canada. She co-created The House of Syria (2013) and co-founded I Want to Play (2015). In 2020, she created the web series Dounia, which led to the feature film Dounia and the Princess of Aleppo (2022). André Kadi, a French comic book creator and musician based in Canada, directed MaXi (2017) and L’Agent Jean! (2018) and co-directed the Dounia series and feature film.