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The Iris Awards 2024
Manage episode 445713363 series 1441639
Blackmail, war, pain and survival. We chat to the winner of the Iris Awards LGBTQIA short, Dima Hamdan. Also the Iris Awards organiser, Berwyn Rowlands...
Dima Hamdan is a Palestinian filmmaker and journalist based in Berlin. As a self-taught filmmaker, she directed several short films in the UK, Jordan, Germany and Palestine. Her previous short film, The Bomb (Germany, 2019), won the “Best Female Director” award at the Ayodhya Film Festival in India.Dima’s film, Blood Like Water, tells the story of Shadi who embarks on a secret adventure, and accidentally drags his family into a trap where they only have two choices; either collaborate with the Israeli occupation, or be shamed and humiliated by their own people.
Plus, Andy speaks to the organiser of the nearly 20 year old Iris Film Festival. How it all began and why, how it's helped LGBT+ film makers.
59 episodes
Manage episode 445713363 series 1441639
Blackmail, war, pain and survival. We chat to the winner of the Iris Awards LGBTQIA short, Dima Hamdan. Also the Iris Awards organiser, Berwyn Rowlands...
Dima Hamdan is a Palestinian filmmaker and journalist based in Berlin. As a self-taught filmmaker, she directed several short films in the UK, Jordan, Germany and Palestine. Her previous short film, The Bomb (Germany, 2019), won the “Best Female Director” award at the Ayodhya Film Festival in India.Dima’s film, Blood Like Water, tells the story of Shadi who embarks on a secret adventure, and accidentally drags his family into a trap where they only have two choices; either collaborate with the Israeli occupation, or be shamed and humiliated by their own people.
Plus, Andy speaks to the organiser of the nearly 20 year old Iris Film Festival. How it all began and why, how it's helped LGBT+ film makers.
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