اسما بنت عون

director's log · vol. I
Asma as a baby, laughing with both hands up

Asma Bint Aoun

© 2026 Asma Bint Aoun · All rights reserved

Behind the Lens · خلف العدسة

Hello, I'm Asma.مرحباً، أنا اسما

I was born and raised in Jordan and I'm currently studying Film Production and Broadcast Engineering. This world moves fast and never stops changing, and that's what drives me. I believe perspective is where power actually lies; that's what I'm trying to build. If I can enlighten someone along the way, even better. Consider this the beginning of that.

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Asma as a child in profile
Asma as a child looking up
Asma as a child looking over her shoulder

Things are because we see them, and what we see, and how we see it, depends on the Arts that have influenced us.

Oscar Wilde · The Decay of Lying

Now showing · يُعرض الآن

Women in Exile

A documentary by Asma Bint Aoun · 11′40″

Official SelectionReligion Today Film Festival
2025
Official SelectionDhaka International Film Festival
2026

Portfolio أعمالي

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Live studio broadcast

On Air

Vision Mixer · Shoot Director

Vision mixer on the live broadcast. I floor managed in the studio, and led and directed two days of shooting for its content.

Behind the scenes on On Air: crew lighting and filming the cooking segment
Behind the scenes on On Air: Asma directing a scene in a flat, with the boom operator and crew
Documentary · 11'40"

Women in Exile

Writer, Producer, Director, Editor

Women supporting their children through entrepreneurial initiatives in a refugee camp in Jerash, Jordan.

Official SelectionReligion Today
Film Festival · 2025
Official SelectionDhaka International
Film Festival · 2026
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Still from Women in Exile: a girl in a pink hoodie smiling on a doorstep in the camp
Still from Women in Exile: a boy riding a donkey up a street in the camp
Feature · dir. Annemarie Jacir

Palestine 36

Production Intern

Annemarie Jacir’s historical drama about the 1936–39 Arab revolt against British rule in Palestine, starring Hiam Abbass.

On set I worked as a production assistant, handling logistics and budget negotiations.

Behind the scenes on Palestine 36: actors in period costume under black umbrellas outside a stone village
Television · National Geographic · Season 4

Uncharted with Gordon Ramsay

Assistant Production Coordinator

In “A Royal Taste of Jordan”, Gordon Ramsay explores the heritage and flavours of Jordan, from the green north to the Wadi Rum desert.

I managed pre-production logistics, coordinating accommodation, transport and location requirements for the production team.

Behind the scenes on Uncharted: the crew setting up a dinner table in front of the Treasury at Petra
Behind the scenes on Uncharted: Gordon Ramsay and the crew walking to a helicopter by the Dead Sea
Women in Exile: a woman at her sewing machine
▸ 01A · Women in Exile
Women in Exile: two women with embroidered fabric
▸ 01B · Women in Exile
Women in Exile: a woman waiting beside an old television
▸ 01C · Women in Exile
Women in Exile: a girl on a doorstep in the camp
▸ 01D · Women in Exile
On Air: crew filming the cooking segment
▸ 02A · On Air
Uncharted: dinner set in front of the Treasury, Petra
▸ 03A · Uncharted
Palestine 36: riders in a valley
▸ 04A · Palestine 36

Record السيرة

Selected
2025–

BEng Film Production & Broadcast Engineering

Undergraduate degree, in progress.

2025

Director — Women in Exile

Official Selection, Religion Today (2025) and Dhaka International Film Festival (2026).

2024

Production Intern — Palestine 36

Dir. Annemarie Jacir.

TIFF 2025 · BFI London · Best Film, Tokyo · Oscar shortlist

2023

Asst. Production Coordinator — Uncharted with Gordon Ramsay

Pre-production logistics.

Edit & sound

DaVinci ResolvePro ToolsAdobe Premiere ProAfter EffectsPhotoshop

Studio

Vision mixingFloor managingCamera operatorAutoscript

Cameras

Panasonic UXPanasonic CXCanon 600DNikon D3300

Languages

ArabicNativeEnglishNativeFrenchAdvanced
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