Sarah Taibah

Sarah Taibah’s got this electric energy you can’t ignore—Jeddah born and bred, and just all over the place in the best way possible. She’s the mastermind behind "Jameel Jiddan," that dark comedy everyone’s been raving about. Not only did she write it, she’s also front and center as the lead, basically owning every scene. Oh, and if you caught "Nemra Etnen," that jam-packed Pan-Arab anthology with all the SWANA heavyweights? Yeah, Sarah’s fingerprints are all over that too—writing and acting, naturally. She’s not just hanging out in TV land either. Sarah co-wrote "Hwjn," which blew up at the Red Sea International Film Festival—based on the best-selling novel, so you know it had hype before it even dropped. Plus, she pulled off a double whammy at the end of 2023 with "Mandoob El Lail," which hit the big stage at TIFF before lighting up the Red Sea fest for its Arab premiere. And then there’s "Rollem," the first Saudi flick to actually play in Saudi theaters. That’s a whole milestone by itself, and yeah, Sarah’s in it. She’s stacked up more credits, too—feature films, shorts, you name it, like "VHS tape replaced," which basically sprinted through the festival circuit. She even popped up in the Ramadan hit "Sikkat Safar" as a guest star. Outside the screen, Sarah’s rocking an MFA from San Francisco, pushing boundaries with everything from film to illustration. She pours all her thoughts about Saudi women into her art, and honestly, it’s gutsy and real every single time.