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.
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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