Nawara

Feature Film - 2015

Directed By: HALA KHALIL

Written By: HALA KHALIL

Synopsis:

Between the alleys of a poor neighborhood and the roads leading to a luxurious villa in an enclosed compound, Nawara goes back and forth everyday on her way to work. In her daily journey, she is haunted by both the everlasting worries and the simple dreams of her people. Nawara didn't know that the spring of 2011 would bring her what she never expected.

Awards & Festivals:

Best Actress Award – Dubai International Film Festival – UAE – 2015
Best Film & Best Actress Award – Oran Film Festival – ALGERIA
Best Actress Award – Festival International Cinéma Méditerranéen Tétouan – MOROCCO
Best Film & Best Actress Award – International Arab Film Festival
Best Film Script & Best Actress Award –Malmo Arab Film Festival – SWEDEN
Audience Award – Third Eye Asian Film Festival – MUMBAI
Portland International Film Festival – USA
Love International Film Festival Mons – BELGIUM
Luxor African Film Festival – EGYPT
Arab Film Days – NORWAY
Afrykamera Film Festival – POLAND
Arab Film Festival in Korea – KOREA
Durban International Film Festival – SOUTH AFRICA
Arab Film Festival – AUSTRALIA
Silk Screen Film Festival – USA
Arab Camera Film Festival Rotterdam – NETHERLANDS
Olhares Di Mediterraneo Film Festival – PORTUGAL
The Arab Film Festival in Tübingen Germany – GERMANY
Arabian Sights Festival in DC – USA – 2016
Arab Film Programme in Berlin with the Heinrich Boell Stiftung – BERLIN
Arab Film Festival Zurich – SWITZERLAND
South Films Days – GERMANY – 2016
International Film Festival of Kerala – INDIA – 2016
Bengaluru International Film Festival – INDIA – 2017
Cascade Festival of African Films – USA – 2017
African Motion Film Festival – UK – 2017