Tabarak Abbas, of Iraqi origin, was born in Valais and grew up in Geneva, Switzerland. When he was younger, he started painting, which led to his true passion, cinema. As a young animation lover, she worked hard to make her films, even the most eccentric ones. She graduated in 2023 with a BA in Cinema from HEAD-Geneva (Haute École d’Art et Design). She directed the films Mawtini (2023), Les Fantômes du Paradis (2021) and Un Papillon (2021).