The Amina Profile
- January 24, 2015 (2015-01-24) (Sundance)
- July 24, 2015 (2015-07-24)
French
Arabic
The Amina Profile (French: Le profil Amina) is a 2015 Canadian documentary film directed by Sophie Deraspe and coproduced by Esperamos and the National Film Board of Canada, which premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival in the World Cinema category. It was pitched at Sheffield Doc/Fest's MeetMarket in 2014. The film was retitled A Gay Girl in Damascus: The Amina Profile by its U.S. distributor IFC for the theatrical release and for subsequent film festival screenings.
Synopsis
The film centres on Sandra Bagaria, a Montreal woman who was in an online relationship with star blogger Amina Abdallah Arraf al Omari. Bagaria became involved in the international attempt to rescue Arraf after her purported abduction by the Syrian regime.[1][2]
Reception
Under its French title, Le profil Amina, the film was named Best Documentary:Society at the 2016 Prix Gémeaux, honouring the best in francophone Canadian television.[3]
The film received Canadian Screen Award nominations for Best Feature Length Documentary and Best Editing in a Documentary at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards.
It was shortlisted for the Prix collégial du cinéma québécois in 2016.[4]
See also
- List of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender-related films of 2015
- List of LGBT films directed by women
References
- ^ "'Gay Girl In Damascus:' A Personal Friend Sifts Through What's Real". NPR, June 9, 2011.
- ^ Kenigsberg, Ben (January 25, 2015). "Sundance Film Review: 'The Amina Profile'". Variety. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
- ^ Lemieux, Marc-André. "Les pays d'en haut au sommet". Le Journal de Montréal. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
- ^ David Rémillard, "Chorus remporte le Prix collégial du cinéma québécois". Le Soleil, March 19, 2016.
External links
- The Amina Profile at IMDb
- Watch The Amina Profile on the NFB website
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