Aya is a Palestinian-American film producer based in Brooklyn, NY. She is a Film Independent Producing Lab and The Gotham/Rotterdam Lab fellow. Aya founded 10 Mils Productions, through which she leverages her business background and commitment to representation to support storytellers from her communities.

Aya co-produced DUNYA'S DAY (Sundance 2019). She produced Karina Dandashi’s DRESS UP (Short of the Week) and COUSINS (The New Yorker/Vimeo Staff Pick). Her film SWEET REFUGE (2023) by writer/director Maryam Mir, starring Laith Nakli (Hulu’s Ramy) was acquired by AMC+ and is now streaming on Omeleto.

  • Work

    Director of Product - Floreo
    Senior Product Manager - Bravely
    Product Lead - Two Bulls
    Strategist - 1000 Heads
    Product Manager - LittleBits
    Associate Product Manager - Toys R Us

  • Organizations

    Rotterdam Lab Producing Fellow
    Film Independent Producing Lab Fellow
    Compass Fellow
    The Video Consortium

  • Education

    Babson College B.S. in Business Management
    NYFA - Documentary Filmmaking Conservatory

    Fluent in English, Arabic & French
    Advanced Spanish