FREEDOM FIELDS
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Netherlands, Qatar, United Kingdom, United States 2018 – Director: Naziha Arebi – Original language: Arabic, English – Subtitles: English – Length: 97 min.
“Determination, will, strength!” After the Arab Spring and the downfall of Gaddafi, a women’s football team’s struggle for recognition and equality in Libya really begins. An impressive portrait of a changing society.
Naziha Arebi – Hastings/England, 1984
Arebi studied directing for theatre and film at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design. She has made short films for Oxfam, UN Women, Al Jazeera and the BBC. Her photographic work has been exhibited internationally. FREEDOM FIELDS is her first feature-length documentary film.
Filmography:
TRIPOLI STORIES – GRANNY'S FLAGS GB 2012, 4 min.
LIBYA IN MOTION – GRANNY'S FLAGS (part of an episodic film) GB 2015, 73 min.
Sound: Giovanni Buccumino. Editing: Ling Lee, Alice Powell, Maya Hawke. Music: Katya Mihailova. Production: SDI PRODUCTIONS LTD. Producer: Flore Cosquer. International Sales: Wide House.
