Chronicles of Her
R: Taghrid Abouelhassan, Maysoon Khaled, Rim Mejdi, Emna Najjar, Farah Shaer
Jordan / 2020. / igrani film / 100′
Pet heroina iz pet različitih, ali opet sličnih, svjetova suočeno je s društvenom i sustavnom opresijom i nepravdom. Pratimo njihova putovanja u borbi za nadu i bolji život.
Five heroines from five different, yet similar, worlds face social and systematic oppression and injustice. We follow their journeys as they struggle for hope and a better life.
Maysoon Hbaidi je jordanska redateljica i scenaristica. Njezin prvi kratki dokumentarni film Sara prikazan je u natjecateljskim programima Malmo Arab Film Festival i Palestine Cinema Days.
Emna Najjar je filmašica i novinarka. Doktorirala je na polju informacijskih i komunikacijskih znanosti na Sorbonne University u Francuskoj. Njezin prvi kratki film Bitter Honey prikazan je na Carthage Film festival JCC Tunisu. Njezin drugi film Waltz of Dawn igrao je na nekoliko festivala.
Taghrid Abdel Maksound je egipatska scenaristica i redateljica. Redateljica je filma Mercy Table.
Farah Shaer je libanonska redateljica, glumica i aktivistkinja. Njezini filmovi I Offer You Pleasure i Soukoon prikazivani su na nekoliko festivala. Za svoje je kratke filmove primila nekoliko nagrada, a također je koproducirala je i glumila u filmu Heaven Without People.
Rim Mejdi je rođena u Marakešu u Maroku. Studirala je na School of Visual Arts Marrakech. Redateljica je filma Out of Town. Suosnovala je Tifaw Films i SAAED Meetings s Nabilom Merrouchom te je radila na filmovima Jayeen i Children’s Game.
Maysoon Hbaidi is a Jordanian film director and screenwriter. Her first short documentary “Sara” got selected at the Short Documentary Competition in Malmo Arab Film Festival and Palestine Cinema Days as well.
Emna Najjar is a filmmaker and journalist. She obtained a PhD. in Information and Communication Sciences from Sorbonne University in France. Her first short film, “Bitter Honey” was selected in the competition of Carthage Film festival JCC in Tunisia.Her second film, “Waltz of Dawn” has participated in several festivals.
Taghrid Abdel Maksoud, an Egyptian screenwriter and director. Taghrid is the director of “Mercy Table”.
Farah Shaer is a Lebanese director, actress, and activist. Her film “I Offered You Pleasure” and “Soukoon” was selected at several festivals. She received several awards on her short films. She had also co-produced and acted in the film “Heaven Without People“.
Rim Mejdi was born in Marrakech, Morocco. She attended the School of Visual Arts Marrakech. She directed the film “Out of town”. She co-founded Tifaw Films and SAAED Meetings with Nabil Merrouch and worked on films Jayeen and Children’s Game.
Chronicles of Her je osvojio brojne nagrade na prestižnim festivalima, uključujući nagradu za najbolji igrani film na Voices Rising Film Festival, nagradu za režiju na Cannes World Film Festival te nagradu za najbolju glavnu glumicu (Vanessa Mghames) na Hollywood International Diversity Film Festival.
Chronicles of Her has won numerous awards, including Best Director Feature Film at the 2021 Voices Rising Film Festival, Best Female Director Feature Film at the Cannes World Film Festival, Best Actress (Vanessa Mghames) at the Hollywood International Diversity Film Festival, and Best Narrative Feature at the Toronto International Women Film Festival.
Aktivnost se održava u sklopu projekta WoW: Women on Women, kojeg sufinanciraju Kreativna Europa i Zaklada Kultura Nova.
