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Freedom Fields

Spring Grants 2018 - Post-Production Stage

Naziha Arebi / Feature Documentary / Libya, United Kingdom, Netherlands, United States of America, Qatar, Lebanon, Canada / 2018 / 97 min / Colour / Original Language: Arabic, English / Interests: Documentary, Sports

Synopsis

At the new dawn of a nation once cut off from the world, a dynamic group of women from fractured sides of the revolution come together to play football. A Doha Film Institute granted film, ‘Freedom Fields’ is a story about hope and sacrifice in a land where dreams seem a luxury. Filmed over five years, it follows three brave women and their efforts to build a team in post-revolution Libya, as the country descends into civil war.

The challenges they must overcome to achieve their dream of playing for their country are nothing short of remarkable. Throughout, they struggle to gain support, respect, and even the right to play, as certain segments of the community don’t approve of their ambitions.

Through the eyes of these accidental activists, we see the reality of a country in transition, where the personal stories of love and aspirations collide with history. A love letter to sisterhood and the power of teamwork, the film perfectly encapsulates the broader challenges facing women in contemporary Libyan society.

Official Film Website

Credits

Director

Naziha Arebi

Screenwriter

Naziha Arebi

Producer

Flore Cosquer, Naziha Arebi

Executive Producer

Sonja Henrici, Noe Mendelle, Leslie Finlay (Creative Scotland)

Production Company

SDI PRODUCTIONS LTD (UK), HUNA PRODUCTIONS (LIBYA)

About the Director

Naziha Arebi is a Libyan-British artist and filmmaker who returned to Libya after the revolution to work and explore her father's homeland. Naziha has produced various short films, worked extensively in the MENA region as a cinematographer and is a HotDocs Blue Ice and a Sundance Lab fellow. Her artwork has been published extensively in print and exhibited globally and alongside her first feature 'Freedom Fields', she is also producing 'After A Revolution', in collaboration with Met Film (UK), EIE Film (Italy) and Urban Republic (USA).

Contacts

• Main Contact

  Flore Cosquer

  Company: 

  SDI Productions Ltd

  Phone: 

  +44 7900537631

  Email: 

  flore@scottishdocinstitute.com

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