In Saint Catherine, Sinai, Egypt. Two Bedouin sisters hide up a mountain embarking a journey to freedom and escaping forced marriages.

Going against long-standing taboos in a dyed-in-the-wool conservative Bedouin society, two bold and daring young women flee their home escaping forced marriages. They embark on a journey in the desert of South Sinai where they will make a life-or-death decision that will change the future of Bedouin women forever!

The retelling of a melancholic 19th century Egyptian legend about two Bedouin sisters escaping forced marriages.

a film by Sharine ATIF

starring
Jala Hesham, Sara Abed, Soliman Algebaly (or Soliman El Jebal)

Egypt, 2018, Short, 15 mins, Arabic with English subtitles

Film de fin d'études / Graduation Film

TAGS
#film #shortfilm @tribeca winning film #womenfilmmakers #africa #bedouin #marriages #legend #filmmaking #فراولة #Egypt

Original Title (in Arabic): جبل بنات
Arabic Title: JEBEL BANAT
English Title: GIRLS MOUNTAIN

CAST
Jala HESHAM
Sara Soumaya ABED
Soliman ALGEBALY (or Soliman EL JEBAL)

DIRECTOR
Sharine ATIF / إخراج :شيرين عاطف

Scénario/Screenplay : Sharine Atif / سيناريو : شيرين عاطف
Image/Photo : Mostafa El Kashef / تصوير : مصطفى الكاشف
Son/Sound : Mohamed Hassan Alhanafy / صوت : محمد حسن الحنفي
Montage/Editing : Sharine Atif / مونتاج : شيرين عاطف
MUSIC: James WATERMAN

OFFICIAL
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2021 | Africa in Motion Film Festival | 15 - 31 October 2021, online (for UK based audiences online) (Scotland)
* Selection

2019 | 14th TCAFF - Mizna's Twin Cities Arab Film Festival (Minneapolis-
St. Paul, USA) | Sept 26-29, 2019
* Selection
* Minnesota premiere, TCAFF 2019 (USA)
http://miznablog.org/arabfilmfest19/2019/sisters-mothers-friends-lovers/

Festivals:
- Luxor African Film Festival, Egypt
- Festival De Cannes (Short Corner), France
- Mediterranean Short Film Festival of Tangier, Morocco
- SHNIT Worldwide Short Film Festival, Egypt
- AFRIKA Film Festival of Leuven, France
- TriBeCa Film Festival, USA
- AfriCajarc - Festival of African Cultures, France
- Twin Cities Arab Film Festival, USA
- Arab Film Festival, USA
- Short Cuts, USA
- VisuElles Film Festival, Ottawa, Canada
- InterFilm Berlin, Germany
- International Short & Independent Film Festival, Bangladesh
- NewFilmmakers Los Angeles, USA
- Seattle Arab Film Festival, USA
- Shanghai Shorts, China

Festivals and Awards:
* Jury Special Mention Award, Shnit Worldwide Short Film Festival, Egypt, 2018
* Selection, 16th Tangier Mediterranean Short Film Festival (Morocco, 2018)
* Student Visionary Award, Tribeca Film Festival, US, 2019
* Best Movie Award, Africajarc Film Festival, France, 2019
* Selection, 14th TCAFF - Mizna's Twin Cities Arab Film Festival (Minneapolis - St. Paul, USA) | Sept 26-29, 2019 - http://miznablog.org/arabfilmfest19/2019/sisters-mothers-friends-lovers/

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AR

سانت كاترين بمنطقة سيناء، مصر. تلجأ أختان بدويتان إلى أحد الجبال هربا من الزواج القسري لتبدآ رحلة نحو الحرية

15 mn: المـــــدة

تشخيص: سارة سمية عابد، جالا هشام،
سليمان الجبالي

Sharine ATIF / إخراج :شيرين عاطف

Scénario/Screenplay : Sharine Atif / سيناريو : شيرين عاطف
Image/Photo : Mostafa El Kashef / تصوير : مصطفى الكاشف
Son/Sound : Mohamed Hassan Alhanafy / صوت : محمد حسن الحنفي
Montage/Editing : Sharine Atif / مونتاج : شيرين عاطف

Source:
16th Tangier Mediterranean Short Film Festival (Morocco, 2018)
www.ccm.ma/16fcmmt/fch.php?tab=1¶m=1072

OFFICIAL
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