Aisha's Story
| Aisha's Story | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Elizabeth Vibert Chen Wang |
| Written by | Elizabeth Vibert |
| Produced by | Elizabeth Vibert Salam Barakat Guenette |
| Starring | Aisha Azzam |
| Cinematography | Chen Wang Isaac Hatfield |
| Edited by | Elizabeth Vibert Chen Wang |
| Music by | Basel Zayed Shoko Inoue Bashar Smairat |
Release date |
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Running time | 62 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | Arabic |
Aisha's Story is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Elizabeth Vibert and Chen Wang and released in 2025.[1] The film centres on Aisha Azzam, a Palestinian woman living in the Baqa'a refugee camp in Jordan, who runs a grain mill and preserves Palestinian culture among her fellow refugees by sharing food and stories.[2]
Vibert first met Azzam when she was in Jordan in 2018 screening her film The Thinking Garden.[3]
The film was screened in 2024 at the Toronto Women Film Festival, a University of Toronto competition for as yet unreleased films by emerging women filmmakers, where it won the award for Best Feature Documentary.[4] It had its official public premiere at the 2025 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival,[5] where it won the Audience Award for Mid-Length Films.[6]
It was subsequently screened as the opening film of the DOXA Documentary Film Festival.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ V. S. Wells, "DOXA 2025: Food builds a bridge to the past in Aisha’s Story". The Georgia Straight, May 1, 2025.
- ^ Alexander Mooney, "Aisha’s Story Review: Doc Portrait Coasts on Its Key Ingredient". Point of View, April 29, 2025.
- ^ Elizabeth Vibert, "I needed to make a film about Palestinian women persevering". CBC Arts, April 25, 2025.
- ^ Ethan Barkley, "Film by UVic faculty and graduates wins best feature documentary at Toronto film festival". The Martlet, October 24, 2024.
- ^ Jamie Casemore, "Hot Docs unveils award nominees for 2025 festival". Playback, April 16, 2025.
- ^ Pat Mullen, "Come See Me in the Good Light Wins Hot Docs Audience Award". Point of View, May 5, 2025.
- ^ Dana Gee, "DOXA Documentary Film Festival announces opening film from Victoria filmmakers". Vancouver Sun, March 27, 2025.
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