Project Detail

Neo Nahda

Neo Nahda/Other People's Films

Synopsis

Mona, a young woman in London, finds archived photographs of Arab women cross-dressing in the 1920s. Somewhere between her fantasies and reality, she starts a feverish journey of uncovering lost histories and her own identity.
Official Selection BFI Flare LGBTQIA+ Film Festival 2023 - World premiere

Details

Year: 2023
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 12 min 1 sec
Director: May Ziadé
Producer: Antonia Luxem
Executive Producer: Arij Al-Soltan
Editor: Chiara Bellesia
Screenwriter: May Ziadé
Director of Photography: Luciana Riso
Production Designer: Joelle Aoun
Sound: Zhe Wu
Composer: Layale Chaker
Principal cast: Eman Alali

Genre

LGBTQIA+ Woman Director

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

A More Films for Freedom Film

Supported by British Council and BFI NETWORK

Other People's Films Ltd

57 Alvington Crescent
London
E8 2NN

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