Lea Najjar was raised between Vienna and Beirut. She completed her Freshman Year at the American University of Beirut in 2014 in Lebanon. In Juli 2021 she recieved her Diploma in Documentary Directing at Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg in Ludwigsburg, Germany. Her feature-length documentary debut “Kash Kash” won the NEXT: Wave Award at its world premiere at CPH: Dox festival 2022.