Suha Arraf began her artistic career by presenting a number of outstanding documentary films, such as Women of Hamas (2010), which won 13 awards at international film festivals. She also co-wrote the The Syrian Bride (2004), for which she won Best Screenplay Award at the Ghent International Film Festival in Belgium. She also won Best Screenplay at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards for her film Lemon Tree (2008). She was listed on Variety’s “10 Screenwriters to Watch”.