Ala’A Mohsen came to Denmark in 2001 as an Iraqi refugee with his family. Growing up with one foot in Iraqi culture and the other in Danish society, his dual identity deeply informs his storytelling. He graduated as a documentary director from the National Film School of Denmark in 2015. In 2022, he was selected for Berlinale Talents and awarded a working grant by the Danish Arts Foundation. Ala’A is currently developing both fiction and documentary projects, continuing to explore themes of identity, conflict, and belonging.

He is currently working with Zentropa Documentary and Toolbox Film.

Short CV

• Free My Hands (2015)

Graduation film from the National Film School of Denmark

Nominated for the Robert Award (2016)

Official Selection – Dubai International Film Festival

• A New Beginning (2020)

World premiere at CPH:DOX

Screened at several international festivals

Broadcast on Danish DR and Norwegian NRK

• Current Projects

Souad – Fiction feature film, currently in development

Born to Fight – Feature documentary, currently in development

Talent Labs

• IDFA Academy (2017)

• Berlinale Talents (2022)

• Doc Forward (2025)

Pitched at

• Nordic Panorama (2017) – A New Beginning

• Nordic Panorama (2023) – Born to Fight

• Medimed (2023) – Born to Fight

• DocsBarcelona (2024) – Born to Fight