Scheherazade's Diary
| Scheherazade's Diary | |
|---|---|
| Le Journal de Scheherazade (French Title), يوميّات شهرزاد (Arabic title) | |
| Directed by | Zeina Daccache |
| Screenplay by | Zeina Daccache |
| Music by | Khaled Mouzanar |
| Cinematography | Jocelyne Abi Gebrayel |
| Edited by | Michele Tyan, Raëd Younan (sound) |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
Scheherazade's Diary is a 2013 film directed by Zeina Daccache.
Synopsis
The women inmates of Lebanon's Baabda Prison mine the depths of personal experience and confront patriarchy as they prepare and present the first theatre performance staged inside an Arab women’s prison. It was filmed during and after the ten-month 2012 drama therapy/theatre project in the prison. It features the women inmates.
In the course of their artistic journey, these “murderers of husbands, adulterers and drug felons” reveal stories of domestic violence, traumatic childhood, failed marriage, forlorn romance and deprivation of motherhood. The film journeys into daily prison life, follows the women storytellers as they rehearse for the show and intermingles scenes from the live performance with testimonials and backstage antics.
Awards and nominations
- The FIPRESCI prize (International Critics Prize) Documentary category at the 10th Annual Dubai International Film Festival (Dec 6-14, 2013) Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
- The special mention prize in the Muhr Arab Documentary category at the 10th Annual Dubai International Film Festival (Dec 6-14, 2013) Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
- The GOLD FIFOG award for the best documentary at FIFOG film festival Geneva April 2014
- The Human Rights Award at FIDADOC film festival Agadir, Morocco May 2014.
- 2014 URTI Grand Prix-Arman Trophy for Author’s Documentary, June 2014, Monaco, France.
- Best Documentary Prize at the 11th edition of the Lebanese Film Festival, June 2014
- Al Araby TV Network Award, Malmo Arab Film Festival, September 2014
- The Special Mention at the 36th edition of Cinemed, International Mediterranean Film Festival of Montpellier, November 2014
- Best Arab Film Prize at the 36th edition of Cairo International film Festival on the 18th of Nov 2014
- Best Lebanese Motion Picture Soundtrack at the Lebanese Cinema Movie Guide Awards 2014