Myriam François

Myriam François, is an English journalist, filmmaker and writer. Her work has appeared on the BBC, Channel 4 and Al Jazeera. She is the founder and CEO of production company MPWR productions, which specialises in documentary films which centre on minoritised voices.
Myriam’s award-winning, directorial debut documentary Finding Alaa (BBC/CBC 2023) won the “Special Mention” Award at Doc Fest’23 and “Best Short” at the Independent Shorts Festival. The film has been BAFTA Longlisted as “Best Short Film” 2024 and premiered at Hot Docs and the Nobel Peace Centre in Oslo.
Myriam was nominated as one of only 14 “filmmakers to watch” in 2021 by One World Media.