Home lists Top 100 most powerful Arabs 2021 Farah Nabulsi Filmmaker Origin: Palestinian/ British Residence: UK Sector: Culture and Society Farah Nabulsi’s journey is an inspiring one – she began her career as an institutional equity stockbroker, built a children-focused business which she ran for a decade, started working in the film industry in 2015 and later founded a production company through which she writes, produces, and directs films. Her Palestine-based short film The Present, which has debuted on streaming service Netflix, has been nominated for an Academy award in the Live Action Short Film category, having already bagged north of 25 audience and jury awards at numerous international film festivals.