Artists

Tabarak Allah Abbas

Tabarak Allah Abbas (b.1998, Valais, Switzerland, of Iraqi origin) is a filmmaker based in Geneva. Initially trained as a painter, she discovered in cinema her primary means of expression. A 2023 graduate of HEAD–Geneva (Haute école d’art et de design), her work explores belonging, exile, and the fragile intersections between memory and imagination. Her short film Un Papillon (2021) premiered in the Schools Competition at the International Kurzfilmtage Winterthur, followed by Les Fantômes du Paradis (2021) at the Geneva International Film Festival. Her graduation film My Homeland (2023) received multiple international awards and is eligible for the 2026 Oscars. She is currently developing her first feature, KIOSK, with AKKA Films.