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Documentary

ONLY THE OCEAN BETWEEN US

A film by Khaldiya Amer Ali, Marah Mohammad AlKhateeb, Karoli Bautista Pizarro, and Christy Cauper Silvano

2021
USA, Jordan, and Peru

Cast

Marah Mohammad Alkhatib

Khaldiya Amer Ali

Karoli Bautista Pizarro

Christy Cauper Silvano

Synopsis

Two Syrian directors in Za’atari Refugee Camp, Jordan, and two Indigenous Shipibo-Konibo directors in Lima, Peru correspond through film diaries in a cross-border project from Another Kind of Girl Collective.

ONLY THE OCEAN BETWEEN US tells four profoundly personal stories of motherhood, displacement, and the power of both personal and communal resistance.

Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, Canada (World Premiere)
Atlanta Film Festival, USA
Festival de Cine de Lima, Peru
Amman International Film Festival, Jordan
ImagineNATIVE, Canada
Festival de Cine de Trujillo, Peru
Empoderarte, Peru
Arab Film Festival, USA
Karama Human Rights Film Festival, Jordan
FIDBA - International Documentary Film Festival Buenos Aires Argentina, Argentina
Skábmagovat Indigenous Film Festival, Finland
Festival Hecho Por Mujeres, Peru
FICWALLMAPU - Festival Internacional de Cine y las Artes Indígenas en Wallmapu, Chile
LatinArab International Film Festival, Argentina
Asinabka Film & Media Arts Festival, Canada
Festival de Cine Latinoamericano en Lenguas Originarias, Peru
Festival International Présence Autochtone, Canada
Rencontres du Cinéma Latino-Américain, France
Third Place Award in the Feature Competition, Festival Hecho Por Mujeres
Special Mention in the Identity Category, FICWALLMAPU - Festival Internacional de Cine y las Artes Indígenas en Wallmapu
CineFértil Award and MAD Solutions Acquisition Award, LatinArab International Film Festival

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