Private Project

Zeinab

It's a story of a little girl Zeinab who was brought up in a devoted Muslim family that lives in London. At the age of seven, her dad wants her to wear a headscarf and conservative clothes. Zeinab obeys her dad despite her apparent discomfort in the new costume. Becoming a teen, Zeinab discovers her femininity, but she struggles between her thoughts and her family’s doctrine. She is obliged to live two contradictory lives until she gets the courage to face her parents. It is a story of how society imposes its rules and traditions on individuals. Zeinab represents the complex freedom of choice issue amongst females in strict communities.

  • Salah Abu Oun
    Director
  • Salah Abu Oun
    Writer
  • Adil Tazrouti
    Producer
  • Salah Abu Oun
    Producer
  • Natalie Kimmerling
    Key Cast
  • Zaydun Khalaf
    Key Cast
  • Iman Kerroua
    Key Cast
  • Dana Mushatat
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama
  • Runtime:
    12 minutes 16 seconds
  • Production Budget:
    1,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    Arabic, English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digtal
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • Best Shorts Competition
    USA
    September 1, 2015
    Award of Merit
  • Global Peace Film Festival Online
    USA
    October 1, 2015
  • Free Speech Film Festival
    USA
    Shortlisted
  • Whatashort India International Film Festival WIIFF 2016
    India
    March 21, 2016
    Best Film in HERS Category
Director Biography - Salah Abu Oun

Salah Abu Oun British Jordanian Palestinian Producer, Director who joined the MA program in film making at Kingston University and Zainab was his graduation film from Kingston University In 2014.
Salah had already obtained his degree in fine arts from the Cinema School at Baghdad University in Iraq back in 1997, ever since he has collaborated in producing TV series for various Arabic networks and theatre productions as a production assistant and then as a director assistant. Salah is working now on the Cinema show at BBC Arabic TV channel (Alternative Cinema) as an assistant producer and a picture editor.

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