Al-Sit
Synopsis
English
In a cotton-farming village in Sudan, 15-year-old Nafisa has a crush on Babiker, but her parents have arranged her marriage to Nadir, a young Sudanese businessman living abroad. Nafisa’s grandmother Al-Sit, the powerful village matriarch, has her own plans for Nafisa's future. But can Nafisa choose for herself?
Italiano
In un villaggio di coltivatori di cotone in Sudan, la quindicenne Nafisa ha una cotta per Babiker, ma i suoi genitori le hanno combinato il matrimonio con Nadir, un giovane uomo d'affari sudanese che vive all'estero. La nonna di Nafisa, Al-Sit, potente matriarca del villaggio, ha i suoi piani per il futuro di Nafisa. Potrà Nafisa decidere da sola?
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Short Film | Fiction | Drama
20' 00''
Sudan | Qatar
2020
Arabic
English | Italian | French | Spanish
Mihad Murtada | Rabeha Mahmoud |
Mohammed Magdi | Haram Basher | Alsir Mahjoub
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Suzannah Mirghani | Eiman Mirghani
Doha Film Institute | Torino Film Lab |
Highlight Productions | On Set Team |
Sudan Film Factory | European Short Pitch
Zen Movie
Suzannah Mirghani
Khalid Awad
Abdelrahim Kattab | Suzannah Mirghani
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Sara Awad
Mohammed Elmur “Simba”
Bassam Lebbos
Falah Hannoun
Selections & Awards
CLERMONT-FERRAND INT. SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (FRANCE)
OSCAR® & EFA qualifying festival
♥ Winner of CANAL+ AWARD
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TAMPERE INT. FILM FESTIVAL (FINLAND)
OSCAR® & EFA qualifying festival
♥ Winner of GRAND PRIX AWARD
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ASPEN SHORTSFEST (USA)
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SEATTLE INT. FILM FESTIVAL (USA)
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SAN FRANCISCO INT. FILM FESTIVAL (USA)
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BUSAN INT. SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (SOUTH KOREA)
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♥ Winner of the JURY AWARD
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NEW ORLEANS FILM FEST (USA)
OSCAR® qualifying festival
♥ Winner of BEST NARRATIVE SHORT
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HUESCA INT. FILM FESTIVAL (SPAIN)
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SHORT SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL (JAPAN)
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PALM SPRINGS SHORTSFEST (USA)
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LA SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL (USA)
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INDY SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL (USA)
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ODENSE FILM FESTIVAL (DENMARK)
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BRONZELENS FILM FESTIVAL (USA)
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INTERFILM - INT. SHORT FILM FESTIVAL BERLIN (GERMANY)
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AESTHETICA FILM FESTIVAL (UK)
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DC BLACK FILM FESTIVAL (USA)
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SHORTS INT. FILM FESTIVAL - MAREMETRAGGIO (ITALY)
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MALMO ARAB FILM FESTIVAL (SWEDEN)
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AIYAL FILM FESTIVAL (QATAR)
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ISMAILIA FILM FESTIVAL (EGYPT)
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TORONTO ARAB FILM FESTIVAL (CANADA)
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BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC FILMAFRICA (USA)
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FCAT TARIFA-TANGIER AFRICAN FESTIVAL DE CINE AFRICANO (SPAIN)
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LA GUARIMBA INT. FILM FESTIVAL (ITALY)
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ISCHIA FILM FESTIVAL (ITALY)
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FESTIVAL DI CINEMA AFRICANO DI VERONA (ITALY)
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AFRICAN FILM IN IBIZA (SPAIN)
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UNIVERSOCORTO FILM FESTIVAL (ITALY)
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ZANZIBAR INT. FILM FESTIVAL (TANZANIA)
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DURBAN FILM FESTIVAL (SOUTH AFRICA)
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BEIRUT WOMEN INT. FILM FESTIVAL (LEBANON)
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CORTO E FIENO - RURAL FILM FESTIVAL (ITALY)
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NUUK INT. FILM FESTIVAL (GREENLAND)
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LINZ INT. FILM FESTIVAL (AUSTRIA)
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MONTREAL BLACK FILM FESTIVAL (CANADA)
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AFRICA IN MOTION FILM FESTIVAL (UK)
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INDEPENDENT DAYS FILM FESTIVAL (GERMANY)
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VANCOUVER INT. FILM FESTIVAL (CANADA)
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ACCORDI @ DISACCORDI INT. SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (ITALY)
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AMARCORT FILM FESTIVAL (ITALY)
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FESTIVAL TOUS COURTS AIX-EN-PROVENCE (FRANCE)
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AFRODITE SHORTS (ITALY)
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ANCHORAGE INT. FILM FESTIVAL (ALASKA, USA)
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MYART FILM FESTIVAL (ITALY)
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ANDARAS - TRAVELLING FILM FESTIVAL (ITALY)​
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MALESCORTO (ITALY)​
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PEGASO FILM FESTIVAL (ITALY)​
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SKEPTO INT. FILM FESTIVAL (ITALY)​
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SOCIAL WORLD FILM FESTIVAL - SMILE COMPETITTION (ITALY)​
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TERRE DA FILM FESTIVAL (ITALY)​
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AFROBRIX FESTIVAL (ITALY)​
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MALATESTA SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (ITALY)​
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ARIANO INT. FILM FESTIVAL (ITALY)​
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DESTINAZIONE SUD FESTIVAL (ITALY)​
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TOKO FILM FESTIVAL (ITALY)​
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INVENTA UN FILM LENOLA (ITALY)​
♥ Winner of the 3rd PRIZE - IMPORTANT MESSAGE AWARD
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Suzannah Mirghani
Biography
English
Suzannah Mirghani is a writer, researcher, and independent filmmaker, highlighting stories from the Arab world. She is a media studies and museum studies graduate and publishes creative and scholarly work on a variety of social issues. Being of bicultural Sudanese and Russian backgrounds, she is most interested in stories that examine the complexity of identity. Suzannah is the writer, director, and producer of short films such as Hind’s Dream (2014), Caravan (2016), and Al-Sit (2020), which is winner of several awards including the Canal+ Award at Clermont-Ferrand Int. Short Film Festival and the Oscar qualifying Grand Prix at Tampere Film Festival.
Italiano
Suzannah Mirghani è una scrittrice, ricercatrice e regista indipendente, che mette in risalto storie del mondo arabo. Si laurea in studi sui media e studi museali e pubblica lavori creativi e accademici su diverse questioni sociali. Essendo di origini biculturali sudanesi e russe, è più interessata alle storie che esaminano la complessità dell'identità. Suzannah è autrice, regista e produttrice di cortometraggi come Hind's Dream (2014), Caravan (2016) e Al-Sit (2020), vincitore numerosi premi tra cui il Premio Canal+ al Clermont-Ferrand Int. Short Film Festival e il Grand Prix (qualificante per l'Oscar) al Tampere Film Festival.
Filmography
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(2020 | short film)
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CARAVAN
(2016 | short film)
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HIND'S DREAM
(2014 | short film)
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