Dwan Kaoukji is Lebanese, and was born and raised in Kuwait. She is a social scientist by profession and recently began exploring her career as a filmmaker. Canary in a Coal Mine is her first short fictional film. Prior to this film, Dwan directed a short documentary for BBC World Service called "The Soul of the Rose" that explores the lives of natural perfumers in Northern India. The documentary was broadcast on the BBC World Service and on the BBC World News website in 2016.
