MFW10 BEST FICTION SHORT
“This short film delivers an intense, emotional narrative that explores trauma, abuse, and resilience through the lens of a hearing-impaired protagonist. While the symbolic ending powerfully depicts reclaiming agency, it may oversimplify the complexities of recovery, yet its focus on disability rights and empowerment remains impactful.”
Marlowe Bandem
International Jury Board 2024
SUKOUN (Amplified)
[d][w] Dina Naser / Jordan, Egypt, Palestine / 2023 / Fiction / 18:45
After a violating incident at the Karate center, a young hearing-impaired Karate athlete must find a new way to reclaim her power.
Awards/Screenings: berlinale_Generation Kplus 2024 (special mention award) // Athens International Film + Video Fest (Black Bear award for sound design)
Email: dina.naser@gmail.com | Instagram: @dina_naser9
Film Teaser
You can view the film trailer here: https://vimeo.com/manage/
Film Director
Dina Naser
Dina Naser is a Palestinian Jordanian director and producer. She was awarded the Docnomads scholarship in 2013 to pursue a Master’s Degree in Documentary Filmmaking. In 2012, she began filming her debut feature documentary, Tiny Souls, which follows the lives of Marwa and her sibling in the Zaatari Refugee Camp in Jordan over a span of five years.
Tiny Souls premiered in 2019 at CPH:DOX and was selected for festivals such as Sheffield DocFest, IDFA, DOK Leipzig, and Busan. The film won the Human Rights Film Award at Dokufest and the Sunbird Award for Best Documentary Feature at the Palestine Film Festival, among other accolades. Dina also directed the award-winning short film One Minute, a sound-driven piece depicting a woman’s life in Gaza during the 2014 attacks.
Dina’s most recent work is SUKOUN/AMPLIFIED, which had its world premiere at Berlinale’s Generation Kplus 2024 and received a Special Mention award and the OSCAR-QUALIFYING AWARD Grand Prize for best short film at Hollyshorts, the Black Bear Award for Best Sound Design at the Athens International Film + Video Festival, and the Audience Award for Best short film competition at Amman international film festival. MFW10 BEST FICTION SHORT at MINIKINO FILM WEEK and Best Short at the Seoul International women’s film festival.
In 2017, Dina founded a multimedia production company, Madd Moshawash, with the vision of reflecting reality and expanding fiction through producing artistic and experimental projects.
In 2019, Dina co-founded ‘Rawiyat’: a new collective of female filmmakers from the Middle East, North Africa, and the diaspora joining forces to imagine a new landscape in the region and beyond.
Filmography
“SUKOUN/Amplified” (2024) short film
“Tiny Souls” (2019) debut feature-length documentary
“One Minute” (2016) short film
“Sea Wash” (2015) short experimental film