SUKOUN (Amplified)

Arab Short Films

SUKOUN (Amplified)

Genre:
Drama

Year:
2023

Duration:
19 minutes

Rating:
13+

Screenplay: Dina Naser

Cast: Malak Nassar, Nadeem Al Rimawi, Suhad khatib

Cinematography: Eric Devin

Editing: Islam Kamal, Dina Naser

Production: Madd Moshawash company, Batoul Ibrahim, Dina Naser

Awards: - Special Mention Award - Berlinale Generation Kplus 2024 - Berlin,Germany - 2024 - Black Bear Award for Best Sound Design - Athens International Film and Video Festival – Ohio, USA - 2024

Début Status: National Première

Synopsis

Amplified is an intimate portrayal of Hind, a charming young Karate athlete with a hearing disability. After she’s subjected to a violating incident at the Karate center, Hind’s world gets distorted. The sensual narrative, accompanied by an authentic sonic experience, dives into what happens when safe spaces are shattered in the ugliest of ways. Through the eyes and ears of Hind, we sway between the tenderness and harshness of pain, the silence and the noise, and the hidden and the manifest.

Director’s biography

Dina Naser is a Jordanian/Palestinian director and producer. She received the Docnomads scholarship in 2013 to pursue a Master's in Documentary Filmmaking. Her debut feature documentary, “Tiny Souls”, filmed over five years in the Zaatari Refugee Camp, premiered at CPH:DOX 2019 and was featured at festivals like Sheffield DocFest, IDFA, and DOK Leipzig. The film won multiple awards, including the Human Rights Film Award at Dokufest. Dina also directed the acclaimed short film “One Minute” and her latest work, “SUKOUN/AMPLIFIED”, premiered at Berlinale 2024, winning a Special Mention and the Black Bear Award for Best Sound Design at the Athens International Film + Video Festival.