Project Detail

Neo Nahda

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 film
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

Categories

Production Status

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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