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Amber Fares
Photo credit: Pat Mazzera
Director & Producer

Amber Fares (she/her) is an award-winning filmmaker whose work blends humor, emotional intimacy, and political insight.

Her latest film as director and producer, Coexistence, My Ass! (Sundance 2025, Special Jury Award, Academy Award–shortlisted), follows activist-comedian Noam Shuster Eliassi as she uses satire to confront escalating regional tensions. Amber’s earlier directing work includes  Cannes Lion Grand Prix winner We Are Ayenda (Whatsapp 2021) and Speed Sisters (Netflix 2015), films that established her signature voice—finding resilience, humor, and resistance in communities the world tends to overlook.

Amber is also a sought-after collaborator, having served as producer and cinematographer on the Academy Award-nominated short The Devil Is Busy (HBO 2026), co-producer and cinematographer on The Judge (TIFF 2017, Peabody Award), and cinematographer on Life After (Sundance 2025, Special Jury Award).

A Sundance Momentum Fellow, Chicken & Egg Awardee, and Pillars Artist Fellow, her work has screened at Sundance, TIFF, IDFA, Hot Docs, CPH:DOX, and Full Frame. She is based between New York and Canada.

Program cohorts
Critical Issues Fund 20222025 Research & Development
films by Amber Fares
Speed Sisters
Still from Speed Sisters
Monica Simpson, Executive Director of SisterSong, speaking at a press conference after the first day of the SisterSong v Georgia trial. She is directly facing the camera and is wearing hoop earrings and a black blouse with gold polka dots.
After Roe (working title)
Production still from After Roe
more 2025 Research & Development winners
A woman stands in front of a white backdrop and looks into the camera. She has her hair in a bun and wears a white collared shirt.
Drew Denny
Photo courtey Sam Massey
Portrait of a woman wearing a red, formal dress, standing in front of a beige background and smiling into the camera.
Lina Vdovîi
Photo courtesy Lina Vdovîi