Hayat Laban è una regista palestinese di Gerusalemme. Caratterizzata da un approccio multidisciplinare, si è laureata e formata in produzione cinematografica, psicologia, teatro, danza contemporanea e regia. Durante i suoi studi ha prodotto diversi film, tra cui un breve documentario sugli archivi del teatro Hakawati di Gerusalemme, proiettato in diversi festival locali e arabi, e un cortometraggio sperimentale. Ha inoltre lavorato come stagista per alcuni film e come fotografa per documentare workshop di formazione a Gerusalemme e in Cisgiordania.
Hayat Laban is a Palestinian filmmaker from Jerusalem. Having a multi-disciplinary approach, she graduated and was trained in film production, psychology, theater, contemporary dance and filmmaking. During her studies, she produced several films, including a short documentary on the archives of Jerusalem’s Hakawati theater, which was screened at several local and Arab festivals, as well as an experimental short. She also worked as an intern on some films and as a photographer documenting training workshops in Jerusalem and the West Bank.