Jackie Sawiris is a Jordanian / Egyptian filmmaker, writer, actor active in the American, UK, and Jordanian film, television and theatre industries since 1988. She is currently in production on objecDEFY Harassment, a black comedy feature documentary about women fighting back against harassment in the Middle East, and in post-production on Believe, an experimental documentary and an evolving cross-cultural mystery.

Behind the scenes Jackie has worked in various roles with Warner Brothers, Disney, ABC and HBO as well as her own, and other, independent short films, music videos and documentaries.

In front of the camera Jackie has acted under the direction of Stanley Kubrick, Oliver Hirschbeigel, Spike Lee Stephen Norrington and many others, as well as in British and American television programmes.

In addition to several feature and short film scripts, she also writes articles and stories which have appeared in publications in the UK, Middle East and America.

Jackie received her B.A. in Journalism from New York University, speaks fluent English and basic spoken Arabic, loves traveling and is always on the lookout for kindred spirits ...