Rama Mari earned a BFA in Cinematography at the Academy of Arts University in San Francisco, and has been working in the film and audiovisual field since 2001. Her short film Izriqaq was selected for many festivals and won several international awards. Her feature script has been selected for the Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg artist residency 2017, Rawi Sundance 2015, and Meditalent 2016. Mari teaches Cinematography and Art History at Dar al-Kalima since 2012.