Dina Amer

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Dina Amer
Occupation(s)Director, writer, producer, journalist, actress
Years active2011–present

Dina Amer is an Egyptian-American film director, writer, producer and journalist. [1] [2] [3]

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Biography

Amer was born and raised in the United States. [4]

Amer's work has been published by The New York Times , CNN , and VICE . [5] In 2011, she received the Kahlil Gibran Spirit of Humanity Award from the Arab American Institute Foundation (AAIF) for her reporting of the Arab Spring in Egypt. [6] In 2016, she reported on the human trafficking of refugees of the Syrian civil war and the underground economy of the illegal Egypt–Gaza barrier for Vice News program Black Market: Dispatches. [5]

Amer's debut feature film, You Resemble Me , premiered at the 78th Venice International Film Festival. [7] [8] For her screenplay Cain and Abel, which she co-wrote with Omar Mullick, she was invited to the Sundance Screenwriters' Lab in January 2022. [9]

Filmography

YearTitleContributionNote
2013 The Square Actress [10] Documentary
2021 You Resemble Me Director, writer, [11] producer and actressFeature film

Awards and nominations

YearResultAwardCategoryWorkRef.
2021Nominated São Paulo International Film Festival Best Film You Resemble Me [12]
Nominated Venice Film Festival Giornate degli Autori [13]
Won Red Sea International Film Festival Audience Award [14]
2022Won International Federation of Film Critics Best International Film [15]

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  2. ↑ "Dina Amer on the Troubling, Unforgettable True Story Behind 'You Resemble Me'". vice.com. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  3. ↑ Keslassy, Elsa (2021-09-08). "Dina Amer Deconstructs Radicalization in Venice Days' Bold Feature Debut 'You Resemble Me'". Variety. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
  4. ↑ "Egyptian-American filmmaker Dina Amer discusses her debut feature 'You Resemble Me'". arabnews.com. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-05.
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