An Arab-American girl tries to come to terms with her sexuality while balancing the mores of two different cultures. As she faces a series of trials on confrontations, will she shed her passivity, or will her spirit be broken? Arabic/Hebrew with English sub-titles. Selected Screenings: 2006 Sundance Film Festival, Park City, Utah
Marjoun and the Flying Headscarf
- Film Maker
- Youssef, Susan
- Year
- 2005
- Country
- U.S.A.
- Language
- Format
- 35mm
- Length
- 10
- Genre
- narrative
- Category
- Arab, Childhood, Families, Race + Ethnicity, sexuality, Work about Women, Work by Women, Youth
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