OMNIA

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 9 MIN

RUSSIAN PREMIERE

ABOUT

Omnia, a young Egyptian woman, is still struggling with an incident from her childhood that left her with no sense of her body.

DIRECTOR

AMENA AL NOWAIS

Born in 1988 and raised in Abu Dhabi, Amna Alnowais graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Hebrew and Politics at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London before returning home to pursue filmmaking.

OTHER FESTIVALS

• SF Shorts (Jury Award), USA 2015 
• Dubai International Film Festival, United Arab Emirates 2015 
• Silk Road Film Festival Ireland, UK 2016 
• Green Bay Film Festival Wisconsin, USA 2016 
• Ann Arbor Film Festival Michigan, USA 2016 
• Ottawa International Short Film Festival, Canada 2016 
• HOT DOCS in Toronto, Canada 2016 
• Athens International Film & Video Festival in Ohio, USA 2016

SECTION

Short Competition 2016