Bio
BIO
Amin Matalqa has made indie and studio films both in the US and the Middle East. His first feature, Captain Abu Raed won the Sundance Film Festival’s World Cinema Audience Award in 2008 and became Jordan’s first Oscar entry for Best Foreign Language Film. Next, he directed Disney’s first Arabic film, the soccer dramedy, The United, followed by the whimsical LA-set romantic comedy, Strangely In Love, then the desert-set action-adventure, The Rendezvous, starring Stana Katic (Castle) and Sony Affirm’s 5000 Blankets starring Anna Camp (Pitch Perfect). In television, Amin co-wrote and directed episodes of the Netflix teenage supernatural show, Jinn and most recently show-ran and directed 28 episodes of the Jordanian sitcom, My Sister and Her Kids. Between films and shows, Amin also taught directing at the American Film Institute in LA, from which he received his MFA in Directing in 2007.
Directing Reel: https://vimeo.com/164120523
