Arab Film and Media Institute's Director of Film Programming, Yasmina Tawil, sits down with filmmaker Soudade Kaadan to discuss her career and her films featured in this showcase: NEZOUH, THE DAY I LOST MY SHADOW and AZIZA.
Soudade Kaadan is a Syrian director, born in France in 1979, based in London. She studied theater criticism in the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts in Syria and filmmaking at Saint Joseph University (IESAV) Lebanon. Her first feature fiction film THE DAY I LOST MY SHADOW was awarded the Lion of The Future for best debut at the 2018 Venice Film Festival, and the jury prize for directing at the LA Film Festival, and screened at various festivals including TIFF, BFI London, Busan and IFFR. Her short film AZIZA won the Sundance Grand Jury Prize in 2019.
You can read more about Soudade's life and career on our blog.
NEZOUH is screening in-person only on May 2nd at Nitehawk Cinema - Williamsburg in New York and May 9th at Roxie Theater in San Francisco.
THE DAY I LOST MY SHADOW and AZIZA is screening in-person on May 2nd at Alliance Française de San Francisco and May 4th at BK Art Haus in New York and online here from May 3-12th.
Arab Film and Media Institute's Director of Film Programming, Yasmina Tawil, sits down with filmmaker Soudade Kaadan to discuss her career and her films featured in this showcase: NEZOUH, THE DAY I LOST MY SHADOW and AZIZA.
Soudade Kaadan is a Syrian director, born in France in 1979, based in London. She studied theater criticism in the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts in Syria and filmmaking at Saint Joseph University (IESAV) Lebanon. Her first feature fiction film THE DAY I LOST MY SHADOW was awarded the Lion of The Future for best debut at the 2018 Venice Film Festival, and the jury prize for directing at the LA Film Festival, and screened at various festivals including TIFF, BFI London, Busan and IFFR. Her short film AZIZA won the Sundance Grand Jury Prize in 2019.
You can read more about Soudade's life and career on our blog.
NEZOUH is screening in-person only on May 2nd at Nitehawk Cinema - Williamsburg in New York and May 9th at Roxie Theater in San Francisco.
THE DAY I LOST MY SHADOW and AZIZA is screening in-person on May 2nd at Alliance Française de San Francisco and May 4th at BK Art Haus in New York and online here from May 3-12th.