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15th(2013)



A Balloon for Allah

Nefise Ozkal LORENTZEN

  • Norway
  • 2011
  • 58min
  • Beta, Digi-beta
  • color
  • Documentary

SYNOPSIS

Norwegian-Turkish filmmaker Nefise decides to send a balloon letter to Allah in order to change the role of women in the Muslim cultures. She experiencs the diversity of Cairo, Istanbul and Oslo by metting. As she strolls through this maze, the link between the three Abrahamic religions and the oppression of women becomes clear to her.


 


This film is narrated by the Norwegian-Turkish filmmaker Nefise Özkal LORENTZEN herself. Feeling oppression on both sides from antiwoman Islamic teachings and Western prejudice against Muslims, she begins to investigate whether Islam can be pro-women. Encounters with liberal as well as conservative priests, scholars of Islam, and feminist activists suggest that the religious reconciliation she wishes for is impossible to achieve. The conversations that she shares with the interviewees through this process and the animation film representing her hope pose a question worthy of deliberation with regards to contemporary feminism. [HWANG Miyojo]

PROGRAM NOTE

Synopsis
Norwegian-Turkish filmmaker Nefise decides to send a balloon letter to Allah in order to change the role of women in the Muslim cultures. She experiencs the diversity of Cairo, Istanbul and Oslo by metting. As she strolls through this maze, the link between the three Abrahamic religions and the oppression of women becomes clear to her.


 

Program Note
This film is narrated by the Norwegian-Turkish filmmaker Nefise Özkal LORENTZEN herself. Feeling oppression on both sides from antiwoman Islamic teachings and Western prejudice against Muslims, she begins to investigate whether Islam can be pro-women. Encounters with liberal as well as conservative priests, scholars of Islam, and feminist activists suggest that the religious reconciliation she wishes for is impossible to achieve. The conversations that she shares with the interviewees through this process and the animation film representing her hope pose a question worthy of deliberation with regards to contemporary feminism. [HWANG Miyojo]

Director

  • Nefise Ozkal LORENTZENNefise Ozkal LORENTZEN

    Born in 1964. A Turkish-Norwegian film director, Nefise Özkal LORENTZEN holds a Bachelors deree in political science from the Bosphorous University in Istanbul, Turkey, and a Masters degree in media and communication from the University of Oslo. She has written and directed numerous documentary films, often touching upon controversial themes such as gay muslims, war and racial discrimination. In addition to making films Özkal LORENTZEN has also written several books.

Credit

  • ProducerJ©ªrgen LORENTZEN
  • Cast Asma BARLAS, Gamal Al BANNA, Nawal El SAADAWI
  • Screenwriter Nefise Özkal LORENTZEN
  • Cinematography Nils Petter LOTHERINGTON
  • Editor Inge-Lise LANGFELDT
  • Music Morten HASLERUD
  • Sound Håkon LAMMETUN