Homesick
Yasmin Moll | Egypt, USA | 2024 | 8'
Screenings
Thu 27 March H 19:00
Section
Original title
Hanina
Synopsis
In 1964, the Aswan Dam submerged 44 Nubian villages along the Nile. In a touching animation film, the director imagines the journey into the past of a young woman who reconnects with her land which is now under water and tells the story of her people’s exodus. Accompanied by traditional songs, the young woman brings with her the awareness that Nubia will continue to live inside her.
Cast
Ahmed Sayed Gayer (voce)
Films Distribution
Università del Michigan, Yasmin Moll
Production
Yasmin Moll
Editing
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Cinematography
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Editing
Karson Schenk
Language
Fadicca, Nubian
Subtitles
Italian, English
Premiere
Italian Première
Main awards
Honorable Mention (Society for Visual Anthropology Film & Media Festival 2024), Best Animated Film (London Global Film Awards, 2024)
Biography
Yasmin Moll is an ethnographic filmmaker. She holds a PhD in Anthropology from New York University and is a graduate of its renowned Culture and Media program in ethnographic film theory and production. Yasmin grew up in Egypt and currently lives in the US, where she is a professor of anthropology at the University of Michigan. Her short films include Fashioning Faith (2009) and The Women of Tahrir (2011).
Filmography
2024 - Homesick, sf
2011 - The Women of Tahrir, sf
2009 - Fashioning Faith, sf