Tell Them About Us

Seven girls of Arab, Kurdish, and Roma heritage navigate life in East Germany, finding strength and self-expression through creativity and the unbreakable ties of sisterhood.

Director:
Rand Beiruty

Genre:
Documentary

Year:
2024

Duration:
92 minutes

Rating:
16+

Country:
Germany, Jordan, Saudi Arabia

Language:
Arabic, German, English

Subtitling:
Arabic & English

Cinematography: Marco Müller

Editing: Patrick Richter & Abdallah Sada

Production: Shaghab Films & Tondowski

Awards: -ECFA Award for Best European Feature Documentary for Young Audience - Zlin Film Festival - Zlin, Czech Republic - 2024 | -FBW Youth Jury Award at the Golden Sparrow - Erfurt, Germany - 2025

Début Status: Jordanian Première

Synopsis

In Eberswalde, East Germany, seven girls from Arab, Kurdish, and Roma backgrounds come of age in a world that often misreads them. Through film workshops, they write, perform, and dream—blurring the lines between reality and imagination. Their staged scenes reveal private struggles and collective strength, turning creative expression into both protest and healing. This is a raw, poetic exploration of self-exploration, belonging, and strength.

Director’s biography

Rand Beiruty is a writer, director, and co-founder of Shaghab Films, a production company based in Amman, Jordan. She holds a practice-based Ph.D. revolving around questions of representation and participatory filmmaking from the Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF. Her debut feature documentary TELL THEM ABOUT US premiered at CPH:DOX 2024 and received the ECFA Award for Best European Feature Documentary for Young Audience at the 64th Zlín International Film Festival while her Short Animated documentary SHADOWS celebrated its world premiere at the 81st Venice International Film Festival.