Sawsan Asfari (Producer) is a British Lebanese citizen based in London. A seasoned executive producer, Sawsan joined Louverture Films with a history of producing and co-producing acclaimed films via the UK production company Cocoon Films (formerly Cactus World Films) which she co-founded in 2007. Though originally focused solely on the Middle East region, Sawsan’s vision at Cocoon expanded its area of focus to deal with a multitude of subjects and countries, while retaining its original values of justice, tolerance and struggles for freedom. Among the films she has been involved with producing are Annemarie Jacir’s “Wajib”, which premiered at Toronto, “When I Saw You”, which premiered at Berlin, and “Salt of This Sea” which premiered at Cannes-Un Certain Regard; Hany Abu-Assad’s “The Idol” which premiered at Toronto; and the documentary “Aquarela” by Victor Kossakovsky, which premiered at Venice and was Oscar® shortlisted in 2019. Sawsan is currently producing Farah Nabulsi’s debut feature film “The Teacher”. Sawsan is also a co-founder of two foundations that deal with education and civil society: the Asfari Foundation and the Galilee Foundation. She is a board member of the USMEP, a Washington-based think tank, and a member of several philanthropic organisations.