Treatment Design — WARD KAMEL

Ward Kamel is a Syrian filmmaker based in Brooklyn.

He is an Academy Nicholl winner, a Sundance Fellow and a Vimeo Breakout Creator. His latest short, If I Die in America, premiered at SXSW. His latest feature script , EQUITY, was voted #2 on the 2025 Black List. His work has screened at Palm Springs Shortfest, Hollyshorts, Newfest, and NFFTY, where he won Best Director, as well as earning a Best of Vimeo Staff Pick and a Short of the Week selection.

Ward won Best Screenplay at Urbanworld, has been supported by the NYU Production Lab, the Gotham Project Market, the Stowe Story Labs and his scripts have placed in Austin Film Festival multiple times. He’s been nominated for the Colin Higgins Youth Courage Award at Frameline. The latest short he produced, Aziz, was a semifinalist in the Student Academy Awards®, while the last short he served as cinematographer for, Dress Up, premiered at Aspen ShortFest with screenings at Outfest, Indy Shorts International, Arab Film Festival and MoMA.

Ward is a graduate of NYU Tisch, and was the commencement speaker for his class.