As a teenager, Nadia printed out the scripts of her favourite films so she could read them again and again, until she knew every single line by heart. Young Nadia had no idea this would become the memory she returns to whenever someone asks why she became a producer. Back then, she mostly assumed she’d be the one saying the lines. So she studied musical theatre in Gothenburg and dance in New York, before taking a small detour through acupuncture and UI/UX design. The acupuncture has proven surprisingly useful: as a producer, she knows exactly where the pressure points are.

Nadia is Faroese & Palestinian, and in 2017 she founded the Faroe Islands International Minority Film Festival, the first queer minority film festival in a country of 55,000 people where everyone knows everyone. In hindsight, she’s not sure where she found the courage. After years of showing other people’s films, she wanted to make them herself. Her producer debut, the short film The Last Straw by Andrias Høgenni, was nominated for a Robert Award and premiered at Clermont-Ferrand.

Off set, Nadia is a devoted true crime fan, which might explain why she always sees the plot twist coming, on screen and in the budget. She can spend hours scrolling Vinted or Facebook Marketplace hunting for the perfect bargain on a 70s piece for her flat or vacation home, and that same patience has made her a stubborn fundraiser. She knows a good find when she sees one. And if she leaves the wrap party first, don’t take it personally. It’s not you, it’s Lilja and Freya, her two dogs.

Some things never change, though. She still prints out the scripts. Only now, they’re for the films she’s going to bring to life.