The Amina Profile

The Amina Profile
Directed by Sophie Deraspe
Produced by Isabelle Couture
Nathalie Cloutier
Written by Sophie Deraspe
Starring Sandra Bagaria
Music by Sam Shalabi
Cinematography Sophie Deraspe
Edited by Geoffrey Boulanger
Sophie Deraspe
Production
company
Distributed by National Film Board
F3M
Release dates
  • 24 January 2015 (2015-01-24) (Sundance)
  • 24 July 2015 (2015-07-24)
Running time
 84 minutes
Country Canada
Language English
French
Arabic

The Amina Profile (French: Le profil Amina) is a 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. 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]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "'Gay Girl In Damascus:' A Personal Friend Sifts Through What's Real". NPR, June 9, 2011.
  2. ↑ Kenigsberg, Ben (25 January 2015). "Sundance Film Review: 'The Amina Profile'". Variety. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  3. ↑ Lemieux, Marc-André. "Les pays d'en haut au sommet". Le Journal de Montréal. Retrieved 2016-09-26.


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