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What Walaa Wants
20181 h 29 min 24 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Christy Garland
Production: Anne Köhncke (Final Cut for Real)Matt Code (Murmur Media Inc.)Christy Garland (Murmur Media Inc.)Justine Pimlott (National Film Board of Canada)Signe Byrge Sorensen (Final Cut for Real)Anita Lee (National Film Board of Canada)Waël KabbaniPenny Charter
Script: Christy Garland
Coproduced by Murmur Media Inc, the National Film Board of Canada and Final Cut for Real in association with Doha Film Institute, Iambic Dream Films, DR2 and UR.
Raised in a refugee camp in the West Bank while her mother was in prison, Walaa dreams of becoming a policewoman in the Palestinian Security Forces (PSF). Despite discouragement from her family, even her beloved brother Mohammed, Walaa applies and gets in. But her own rebellious behaviour and complicated relationship with her mother are challenging, as are the circumstances under which she lives.
Following Walaa from 15-21, with an intimate POV, What Walaa Wants is the compelling story of a defiant young girl navigating formidable obstacles, learning which rules to break and follow, and disproving the negative predictions from her surroundings and the world at large.
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Subject categories
- Social Issues > EducationIntergenerational ConflictWomen
- Psychology and Psychiatry > Individual in Society
- Politics and Government > Refugees and War Victims
- Women > Working MothersYoung Women, 18-30 Years Old
- Health/Personal Development > Careers & Education
- Family Studies/Home Economics > Family Diversity and Challenges
- Civics/Citizenship > Human Rights
- Ethics and Religious Culture > Religious Diversity/Heritage
Credits
- writer
- Christy Garland
- director
- Christy Garland
- participant
- Walaa Khaled Fawzy Tanji
- producer
- Anne Köhncke
- Matt Code
- Christy Garland
- Justine Pimlott
- executive producer
- Signe Byrge Sorensen
- Anita Lee
- Waël Kabbani
- Penny Charter
- editor
- Michael Aaglund
- Graeme Ring
- original music
- Tom Third
- cinematography
- Christy Garland
- sound
- Christy Garland
- production coordinator
- Ekram Zubaydi
- Andrew Martin-Smith
- translator
- Ekram Zubaydi
- Teyama Alkamli
- Azza Taha
- David Mesiha
- Magdy Omar
- Nada Kawar
- Yasmin Haj
- Zein Adris
- Alaa Aleryani
- Manal Zreik
- Rimah Jabr
- Ashraf Al Zaghal
- Serence Husni
- Kays Mejri
- Keenana Issa
- Younes Samman
- Ali Al Hadi
- Maissa Darraji
- appearance
- Latifa Abu Draa
- Mohammad Tanji
- Samia Khaled Tanji
- Noaam Tanji
- Laila Khaled Fawzy Tanji
- Shereen Kamal Terawi
- Zaher K. A. Sabbah
- Issa Abu-Allan
- Noor Abu-Romi
- Ahlam Awagneh
- Akram Awwad Fataftah
- Mohammad Hafiz Ghannam
- Haytham Yaseen
- Zohdi Shaqour
- Na'el Abu-Keshek
- colourist
- Anders V. Christensen
- sound designer
- Peter Schultz
- post producer
- Maria Kristensen
- editing consultant
- Molly Malene Stensgaard
- Janus Billeskov Jansen
- associate producer
- Lyana Saleh
- additional cinematography
- Hanna Abu Saada
- production accountant
- Korthe Barfod
- Jan Arildslund
- Pam Leeuwestein
- trailer editor
- Waltteri Vanhanen
- technical assistance
- Waltteri Vanhanen
- production assistant
- Mauricio Gonzalez-Aranda
- Kasper Kjems
- Jad Mourad
- Haneen Battrawi
- Sofie Bervild Nielsen
- Sia Bergmann
- Mie Mollerup
- translation coordinator
- Andrew Moir
- production legal
- Brenda Blake
- graphic designer
- Maria Jose Cuevas
- poster design
- Maria Jose Cuevas
- re-recording mixer
- Peter Schultz
- sound effects editor
- Mathias Dehn Middelhart
- post-production supervisor
- Anders V. Christensen
- online editor
- Martin Munck Schmidt
- VFX
- Martin Munck Schmidt
- post assistant
- Sebastian Munk
- manager studio operations
- Mark Wilson
- studio administrator
- Leslie Anne Poyntz
Awards
- DGC Special Jury Prize – Canadian Feature Documentary AwardHot Docs
- Margaret Mead Filmmaker AwardMargaret Mead Film and Video Festival
- Best Feature DocumentaryForest City Film Festival
- Artistic Merit Award for documentaryInternational Film Festival
- Hilal Best Feature AwardAjyal Youth Film Festival