Maïssa Lihedheb is a German-Tunisian filmmaker based between Berlin, Tunis, and New York. She co-directed the feature documentary Ramadan in a Day (Golden Palm, Saudi Film Fest) and directed episodes of the German series Wir (ZDF). Her short Hundefreund premiered at Tribeca and BFI, won Best German Film at Interfilm, and was nominated for the German Film Awards. An Ang Lee Scholar, she is pursuing her MFA at NYU Tisch.
