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Tripoli Stories – Granny’s Flags (2012)

Duration: 04:13    Category: International, Mini, Society   Opportunity: Stories

Haja Fatma, a mother of eight children, tells the tale of family life in Tripoli during the Libyan Revolution. Women, young and old, all contributed during these hostile months in their own unique way. A human portal into the acts of ordinary people in their hope for freedom.

This short documentary was made during a SDI documentary workshop in Libya, organised by the British Council.

Screening Formats: Digi-Beta, DVD

Highlights: 
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Tripoli Human Rights Film Festival 2012 (Libya)
OFFICIAL SELECTION – London MENA Film Festival 2012 (UK)
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Arab Film Festival 2012
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Africa in Motion 2012 (UK)
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Take One Action Festival 2013 (UK)
OFFICIAL SELECTION – International Women Film Festival of Sale 2013 (Morocco)
OFFICIAL SELECTION – DokuFest 2013 (Kosovo)
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Eclectik Montreal 2013 (Canada)
OFFICIAL SELECTION – London Short Film Festival 2013
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Karama Human Rights Film Festival 2014 (Jordan)
SCREENED – DocHouse Thursdays – London 2013 (UK)
SCREENED – Doc Tent (DocHouse) Wychwood Festival 2013 (UK)

Compilation Screened at:
Medimed 2012 (Spain)
TransEuropa 2013 (Poland)
Encounters 2013 (UK)

Links: 
Libya in Motion Website
British Council Website

To arrange a screening contact: info@scotdoc.com

This film was made as part of Stories, an opportunity for companies wanting to support filmmakers worldwide.

Director: Naziha Arebi
Executive Producers: Noe Mendelle & Flore Cosquer
DOP: Marwan Al-Naas
Editor: Hane Al-Abedi
Editing Consultant: Anne Milne
Project Managers for British Council: Awatef Shawish, Mohammed Shawish

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