Al-Sit

Al-Sit
Directed bySuzannah Mirghani
Written bySuzannah Mirghani
Produced bySuzannah Mirghani
Eiman Mirghani
StarringMihad Murtada
Rabeha Mohammed Mahmoud
Mohammed Magdi Hassan
Haram Basher
Alsir Majoub
CinematographyKhaled Awad
Edited byAbdelrahim Kattab
Suzannah Mirghani
Production
companies
Suzannah Mirghani Films
Doha Film Institute
Distributed byMAD Solutions[1]
Release date
  • 19 November 2020 (2020-11-19) (Ajyal Film Festival)
Running time
20 minutes
CountriesSudan
Qatar
LanguageArabic

Al-Sit is a 2021 Sudanese drama short film directed by Suzannah Mirghani and co-produced by the director herself with Eiman Mirghani for Suzannah Mirghani Films.[2][3] The film stars Mihad Murtada and Rabeha Mohammed Mahmoud with Mohammed Magdi Hassan, Haram Basher, and Alsir Majoub in supporting roles.[4][5] The film is about Nafisa, a 15-year-old young woman, who is faced by an arranged marriage in a cotton-farming village in Sudan.[6] The film qualified to enter the competition category for short films at the Academy Awards (Oscars), after winning the Grand Prix award at the Tampere International Film Festival 2021 in Finland.[7][8] It has won 23 international awards, including three Academy Award qualifying prizes in 2021.[9]

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