Duma
Synopsis
Duma (Dolls in Arabic) is a groundbreaking Israeli documentary about sexual violence against Arab women in Palestinian and Arabian society. It is the first film by a female Arabic speaker to confront the taboo of sexual violence against Arab women, who are frequently forced into silence to preserve their family’s honor. The film chronicles the stories of five women who experienced sexual abuse as young girls, some of them being victimized by their own family members.
Credits
Director(s)
Abeer Zeibak Haddad
Producer(s)
Suheil Haddad
Cinematography
Ivon Miklosh
Editor
Era Lapid
Original Language
Arabic
Subtitles
English
Soundtrack Editor
Aviv Aldema
Supporting Funds
The New Fund for Cinema and Television
Festival Highlights
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WINNER
Best Documentary AwardUrban TV Festival, Madrid2012
Middle East Now Film Festival, Italy, 2013
Afghanistan Human Rights Film Festival, Afghanistan , 2013
Nar Film Festival, Turkey, 2013
International 1001 Documentary Film Festival, Istanbul, Turkey, 2012
CRONOGRAF International Documentary Film Festival , Moldova, 2012
his Human World International Human Rights Film Festival, Austria, 2012
Filmisreal! , The Netherlands, 2012
DocAviv International Film Festival, Israel, 2011
International Women's Film Festival, Israel, Israel, 2011
IDFA, The Netherlands, 2011
Belgrade Documentary International Film Festival, Serbia, 2011
Mumbai International Film Festival, India, 2011
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Reviews
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"Duma (Dolls) is an extremely powerful documentary. Brutally realistic; revealingly provocative, and exceedingly enthralling"
- Dr Eylem Atakav .huffington post
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"The film is beautifully shot, – the women are shot from the back, looking out a window,. This element of anonymity in the film makes it so authentic and emphasizes.
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- Amy Kronish
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"Duma indicates a new tendency in Palestinian cinema towards moving to self-display and criticism, which first started emerging in features with Elia Suleiman’s films and appears to be gaining ground."
- Qais Qassem - Tsaloniki Film Festival
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"Abeer Haddad's groundbreaking documentary film calls Arab women, who are victims of sexual abuse, to step forward and break the social taboo
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- Dr. Raya Morag, HAARETZ
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"An excellent movie, exceptionally crafted"
- Channel 10
