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SAFEZONE - Fatima's Journey

A Syrian girl, Fatima, tells her harrowing story of escape from war as she tries to rebuild her life and pursue her dreams of music and school. Schools for refugees in Lebanon are referred to as safe zones.

  • Jodie Livingston
    Director
  • Marco Bollinger
    Director
    2.5% The Osa Peninsular
  • Jodie Livingston
    Producer
  • David Tarleton
    Producer
    Producer, director, and editor – created programs for Sony Pictures, The Muppets, The Sci-Fi Channel, Walt Disney Pictures, Fox, Comedy Central, Disney Channel, Tokyopop, Mattel, Universal, Warner Brothers, Baby Einstein, Showtime and more. Festival programmer for nearly half a decade for the Slamdance Film Festival, helping curate the feature films to be shown at the festival.
  • Marco Bollinger
    Producer
    2.5% The Osa Peninsula
  • Jodie Livingston
    Writer
  • Marco Bollinger
    Writer
    2.5% The Osa Peninsula
  • Mohamed El Manasterly
    Key Cast
    The Square, Salam Neighbor
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Runtime:
    8 minutes 54 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 31, 2017
  • Production Budget:
    20,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Australia
  • Country of Filming:
    Lebanon
  • Language:
    Arabic
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Newport Beach Film Festival
    Newport Beach
    United States
  • Cannes Film Festival
    Cannes
    France
  • AmDocs Film Festival
    Palm Springs
    United States
  • Long Beach International Film Festival
    Long Beach
    United States
  • Doc Edge Film Festival
    Auckland, Wellington
    New Zealand
    Finalist
  • Vail Film Festival
    Vail
    United States
  • IndieFest Film Awards

    Humanitarian Award
  • Beirut International Film Festival
    Beirut
    Lebanon
  • Los Angeles Lift Off Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
  • Ferrara International Film Festival
    Ferrara
    Italy
    March 15, 2019
    Italian
    Young Unicef Award, Best Soundtrack Award
  • Discovery Int Fest Of Film & Story
    sydney
    Australia
    April 26, 2021
    Winner Best Documentary Short
  • Sydney International Women's Festival
    Sydney
    Australia
    November 19, 2020
    Nominated
  • One-Reeler Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    October 30, 2019
    Winner Best Documentary
  • Sharjah International Children's Film Festival
    Sharjah
    United Arab Emirates
    July 18, 2018
    Winner Best Documentary
  • American Documentary Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    April 24, 2017
  • Inspire Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    February 18, 2018
Director - Jodie Livingston, Marco Bollinger