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a film by
Hanaa Saleh Alfassi
13 min / Short, Drama
KSA
- UAE
- Morocco
- USA
A 14-year-old Muslim girl experiences the onset of puberty, meaning she must begin wearing a full black niqab. When her tormentor at school swipes her jacket, a case of mistaken identity exposes the perversity of the bully’s father.
Cast
Malak RadwanAyman Samman
Sarah Alhazmi
Crew
Screenwriter: Hanaa Saleh AlfassiShannon Emigh
DOP: Konstantin Frolov
Editor: Shannon Emigh
Original Title: Halawa
Production Company(ies):
Axe Pictures
Producer(s):
Hanaa Saleh Alfassi
Shannon Emigh
Production Company(ies):
Axe Pictures
Producer(s):
Hanaa Saleh Alfassi
Shannon Emigh
Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF), UAE
Arab Women Film Festival, Sweden
Medfest Egypt, Egypt
Sharm El-Sheikh Asian Film Festival (SAFF), Egypt
Al Ain Film Festival, UAE
Cinetopia Film Festival, USA
Festimaj International School Film Festival, France
Festival des Cinémas Arabes à Paris, France
Oran International Arabic Film Festival, Algeria
Karama Human Rights Film Festival, Jordan
Malmo Arab Film Festival, Sweden
Houstan Asian American Pacific Islander Film Festival, USA
Hip Hop Film Festival, USA
Katra Film Series, USA
Pentedattilo International Short Film Festival, Italy
Porto7 - Oporto International Short Film Festival, Portugal
Alexandria Short Film Festival, Egypt
Arab Women Film Festival, Sweden
Medfest Egypt, Egypt
Sharm El-Sheikh Asian Film Festival (SAFF), Egypt
Al Ain Film Festival, UAE
Cinetopia Film Festival, USA
Festimaj International School Film Festival, France
Festival des Cinémas Arabes à Paris, France
Oran International Arabic Film Festival, Algeria
Karama Human Rights Film Festival, Jordan
Malmo Arab Film Festival, Sweden
Houstan Asian American Pacific Islander Film Festival, USA
Hip Hop Film Festival, USA
Katra Film Series, USA
Pentedattilo International Short Film Festival, Italy
Porto7 - Oporto International Short Film Festival, Portugal
Alexandria Short Film Festival, Egypt
