
Mujtaba Saeed was born and raised in Saudi Arabia. From an early age, he was curious about exploring the theater and film scenes of the Arab World. In 2006, he moved to Germany where he continued his studies in film directing and graduated from the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg in 2020. Mujtaba’s directing credits range between short fiction films, feature screenplays, T.V series and feature documentaries through which he explores themes of intercultural contexts, identity, and the dilemmas of human existence. He is best known for his short films “Lime”, “Compass”, “Darkness is a Color”, and the multi award winning film “Zawal” produced by ARTE Germany.
Ramadan in a Day 2023
Director, Writer
Zawal 2021
Director, Writer
Autism 2019
Director
Darkness Is A Color 2019
Writer, Director
Compass 2015
Director, Producer
Lime 2015
Director
Mein Krampf 2014
Director, Writer, Producer
After the Death of Volker Figge 2013
Director, Producer
hayat 2012
Director, Writer, Producer
El Pianist: Musician in the time of Sahwa 2019
Executive Producer
Credits from TMDB.