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Arab Women Say What?!

Les femmes arabes disent ÇA ?
Nisreen Baker
2023 | 82 min
Documentary
Original version in English, Arabic with English subtitles


2-liner and 1-liner synopses


LONG SYNOPSIS


Director's Statement

Poster

Images


Nermeen looking at Edmonton skyline

Hala and her kids looking at a photo album

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Photo: NFB






Women featured in the film


Aya, a Syrian-Canadian musician, serenading the women during their gathering.

Laylan, an Iraqi-Kurdish-Canadian estimator, talking about the situation in Iraq.

Nermeen, an Egyptian-Canadian health policy advisor, talking about her feelings when she visits Egypt.

Nedra, a Tunisian-Canadian Educator.

Carmen, an Egyptian-Canadian IT project manager.

Sanaa, a Moroccan-Canadian IT business analyst, with her dog, Lola.

Tereza, a Sudanese-Canadian manager.

Hala, a Lebanese-Canadian IT manager

Team


Nisreen Baker
Director


Photo
Photo : Nayeem Mano




Coty Savard
Producer (NFB)


Photo
Photo : Conor McNally




David Christensen
Executive Producer (NFB)


Photo
Photo : NFB



Credits

Written and Directed by
Nisreen Baker 

Participants (Alphabetical order)
Aya Mhana
Carmen Eissa
Hala Hassan
Laylan Alzahawki
Nedra Kharrat
Nermeen Youssef
Sanaa Khalil
Tereza Demian

Producer
Coty Savard

Executive producer
David Christensen
 

Directors of photography
Holly Mazur
&
Tamarra Lessard 

Editor
Hans Olson

Music composer
Aya Mhanna 

 

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