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Mediha

1h 31m Biopic, Civil/Human Rights, Crime, First Nations, History, Indigenous, Journalism, Maori, News, Religion/Spirituality, Society, War/Conflict/Refugees, Women 2023

Mediha, a teenage Yazidi girl who recently returned from ISIS captivity, turns her camera on herself to process her trauma.

Having survived kidnapping and enslavement by ISIS, she and her younger brothers, Ghazwen and Adnan, must now attempt to rebuild their lives with the whereabouts of their father, mother and baby brother unknown. Faced by local and international complexities, which continue to affect rescue and accountability efforts eight years after the genocide, the siblings must turn to a network of Yazidi rescuers in their search.

Confronting her past through personal video diaries, Mediha reclaims her voice and steps bravely towards the future.

Director

Hasan Oswald

Producer

Hasan Oswald

Producer

Annelise Mecca

Producer

Stephen Nemeth

Producer

Alexander Spiess

Cinematographer

Mediha Ibrahim Alhamad

Editor

Kait Plum

Country

USA