Cinema Talk: Back Stage

A casual chat with filmmaker Dima Faraj about Refugio, sustainable fashion, and filming a fashion show behind the scenes. We chat with Dima Faraj about Refugio, a the behind the scenes film of Steph Orozco’s 2027 Spring/Summer presentation at Stockholm Fashion Week. We learn what perspectives working as a film maker gave him into sustainable fashion and what he looks for when working behind the lens at a fashion show. Panelists Pollyanna Moss (host) Dima Faraj (photographer and director) Dima Faraj is a photographer and director from Gothenburg, Sweden who fell in love with photography at thirteen when he bought his first disposable camera. Draw to the medium by its ability to open a window into another world and offer a new perspective. Now seven years later he’s buidling a deeply personal and intentional practice his through shooting, directing, and editing his own films. Creating immersive visual worlds that evoke emotion and curiosity are what draw him, whether working on fiction, documentary, or fashion film.