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Little Rebel

Little Rebel is about Isatou Jallow — a remarkable West African woman from The Gambia, and now Seattle resident. Since seeking asylum in the USA in 2012, Isatou has pursued graduate degrees at the UW Law School while she continuously advocates for women, asylees and people with disabilities. Dimensions of Isatou’s epic journey—from her origins and physical hardships to scholarship, becoming a lawyer and leader, demonstrating an ultimate resiliency and altruism— are deeply human, harrowing, transcendent, tenacious…and part of the American immigrant story.

  • Aimie Vallat
    Director
    Present Moment
  • Guido Ronge
    Director
    Finding Hillywood
  • Aimie Vallat
    Writer
    Present Moment
  • Aimie Vallat
    Producer
    Present Moment
  • Isatou Jallow
    Key Cast
  • Guido Ronge
    Director of Photography
    Finding Hillywood
  • Bow Jones
    Editor
  • John Davidson
    Color Correction
  • Jason Devore
    Sound Mixer
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Genres:
    Refugee, Disability, Woman, African, Lawyer, Muslim, Immigrant, Asylee
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes 48 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 27, 2017
  • Production Budget:
    5,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Shooting Format:
    4k
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • World Refugee Day Celebration, "Taste of the World"
    Seattle
    United States
    June 29, 2017
  • Impact DOCS
    La Jolla
    United States
    July 31, 2017
    Award of Merit: Documentary Short
  • Tacoma Film Festival
    Tacoma
    United States
    October 6, 2017
    Washington state
  • Ellensburg Film Festival
    Ellensburg
    United States
    October 8, 2017
  • Awareness Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    October 15, 2017
  • Equality Film Festival
    Emeryville
    United States
    September 13, 2017
  • Gig Harbor Film Festival
    Gig Harbor
    United States
    October 27, 2017
  • Barcelona Planet Film Festival

    October 22, 2017
  • Docs Without Borders Film Festival

    October 22, 2017
  • California International Shorts Festival
    Hollywood
    United States
    September 17, 2017
    WINNER - Best Short Documentary
  • PigrecoZen Film Fest
    Ancona
    Italy
    October 27, 2017
    Italy
  • Reykjavik Visions Film Festival
    Reykjavik
    Iceland
    April 30, 2018
    Iceland
  • Bellingham Human Rights Film Festival
    Bellingham
    United States
    February 24, 2018
  • Global Cinema Film Festival
    Boston
    United States
    March 8, 2018
  • 44 Internationales Filmwochenende Würzburg
    Würzburg
    Germany
    January 25, 2018
    Germany
  • Solidando Film Festival
    Cagliari
    Italy
    December 7, 2017
    Finalist
  • Canada Shorts Film Festival
    New Brunswick
    Canada
    December 9, 2017
    Canada
    Award of Distinction
  • Shorts on Tap - London
    London
    United Kingdom
  • Africa World Documentary Film Festival
    St.Louis
    United States
  • World of Women Film Fair Middle East
    Dubai
    United Arab Emirates
    March 6, 2018
    Middle East
  • Toronto Short Film Festival
    Toronto
    Canada
  • Sunderland Shorts Film Festival
    Sunderland
    United Kingdom
    May 3, 2018
    United Kingdom
  • Port Orchard Film Festival
    Port Orchard
    United States
    May 4, 2018
    Winner - Best Short Documentary
  • Rainier Independent Film Festvial
    Ashford
    United States
    May 18, 2018
    Winner - Best Short Documentary
  • Friday Harbor Film Festival
    Friday Harbor
    United States
    October 26, 2018
  • Respect Belfast Human Rights Film Festival
    Belfast
    Ireland
    August 5, 2018
    Ireland
Director Biography - Aimie Vallat, Guido Ronge

Aimie Vallat | For the past twenty years, I have worked as a social change agent in the non-profit and documentary film sectors. I have focused on issues of sustainability, social justice, and building thriving communities. My passion as a storyteller is to create films about important social issues while inspiring action, galvanizing change and honoring the courageous voices around us.

Guido Ronge | I was born in Southern Germany and developed a love of travel at a very early age. I've had the opportunity to work with many great still photographers, documentary film makers, and television stations before relocating to Seattle in 1995. Since then I've worked as a camera technician, camera assistant and then made the transition to working as a DP for many commercials, documentaries, and corporate films all over the world.

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Director Statement

We created Little Rebel following the US Administration's travel ban and their overall policy of discrimination against our nations immigrant, refugee and asylee communities. We approached Isatou Jallow, a Seattle based advocacy leader, and together developed her story as a way to honor their gifts and contributions.