Presenting Partner
Signature Partners
World Premiere
The 99 Names of God
NOW: Original indie episodic series
| UK | 7 MINUTES | Arabic, English | English subtitlesExperimental, Female Director(s), Female Screenwriter(s)
Arab-American filmmaker Yumna Al-Arashi embraces the rhythmic rituals that have run alongside Islamic tradition throughout the centuries in this surreal and poetic short film. Piecing together old and new, Al-Rashi's dream-like imagery breathes fresh air to a subject hardly seen in positive light.
Screening with Tribeca N.O.W. Showcase: Short Form
About the Creator(s)
London-based artist Yumna Al-Arashi was born to a Yemeni father and Egyptian mother and raised in the United States. Her work confronts her own struggles of identity and belonging as both a woman and a Muslim. Her background in politics—she studied international politics at the New School—and journalism shines in her work, in which she focuses on humanitarian issues such as women’s rights and labor injustices.
Screening with Tribeca N.O.W. Showcase: Short Form
About the Creator(s)
London-based artist Yumna Al-Arashi was born to a Yemeni father and Egyptian mother and raised in the United States. Her work confronts her own struggles of identity and belonging as both a woman and a Muslim. Her background in politics—she studied international politics at the New School—and journalism shines in her work, in which she focuses on humanitarian issues such as women’s rights and labor injustices.
Cast & Credits
Project Creator
Yumna Al-Arashi
Producer
Yumna Al-Arashi
Screenwriter
Yumna Al-Arashi
Cinematographer
Harry Wheeler
Editor
David Bertschinger Karg
Composer
Chris Banks
Executive Producer
Sarah Al Aulaqi
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