Honour Me
Abused by her family, forced into marriage, raped, pregnant at 13 then hunted down for violating her family’s honour. This is the shocking, compelling true story of Sameem’s struggle to break free from her past and fight back against her upbringing.
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Alex TweddleDirector
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Alex TweddleWriter
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Sameem AliWriter
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Alex TweddleProducer
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Sameem AliKey Cast
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James BuckCinematography
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Nick McCaheartyEditor
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Moritz SchmittatComposer
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Michael PowellSound Designer
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Jamie DickinsonColourist
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Project Type:Documentary, Short
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Runtime:14 minutes 55 seconds
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Completion Date:June 14, 2020
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Production Budget:8,000 USD
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Country of Origin:United Kingdom
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Country of Filming:United Kingdom
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:RED
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Kalakari Film FestDewas
India
May 15, 2021
Nomination - Special award -
Ealing Film FestivalLondon
United Kingdom
December 31, 2020
Winner - Best Documentary -
Beyond The Curve International Film FestivalParis
France
December 29, 2020
Winner - Best Women's Film -
Prague International Monthly Film FestivalPrague
Czech Republic
April 23, 2021
Finalist - Short Documentary -
Top Indie Film AwardsTokyo
Japan
February 6, 2021
Winner - Best Documentary Short -
Lift-Off Online Sessions Lift-Off Online SessionsLondon
United Kingdom
January 18, 2021
Nomination - Short Documentary -
Best Director AwardLondon
United Kingdom
January 30, 2021
Finalist - Best Director Short Documentary -
Iconic Images Film FestivalVilnius
Lithuania
January 20, 2021
Nomination - Documentary Short Film -
Top Indie Film AwardsTokyo
Japan
February 6, 2021
Nomination - Best Editing -
Top Indie Film AwardsTokyo
Japan
February 6, 2021
Nomination - Best Music -
Golden Bridge İstanbul Short Film Festivalİstanbul
Turkey
January 29, 2021
Nomination - Best Documentary Short Film -
Anatolia International Film FestivalIstanbul
Turkey
February 5, 2021
Nomination - Best Documentary Short Film -
Lisbon CineFestLisbon
Portugal
December 15, 2021
Winner - Best Documentary Short Film -
Best Documentary AwardsLondon
United Kingdom
February 28, 2021
Finalist - Autobiographical Documentary -
Best Documentary AwardsLondon
United Kingdom
February 28, 2021
Winner - Director -
Best Documentary AwardsLondon
United Kingdom
February 28, 2021
Winner - Editor -
Hollywood Gold AwardsLos Angeles, California
United States
March 5, 2021
North American Premiere
Official Selection - Best Documentary Short Film -
EQAD Equality and Diversity Film FestivalBurton on Trent
United Kingdom
March 15, 2021
Finalist - Best Documentary -
International Short & Symbolic Art Film Festival (ISAFF)Saint-Petersburg
Russian Federation
March 27, 2021
Official Selection - Best Documentary -
Aphrodite Film AwardsNew York
United States
April 2, 2021
Semi-Finalist - Best Documentary Short Film -
WIFI Film FestivalKansas
United States
April 22, 2021
Official Selection - International Documentary Short -
Copper Coast International Film FestivalSwansea
United Kingdom
June 1, 2021
Official Selection - Activist film -
Bristol interfest 2021Bristol
United Kingdom
June 1, 2021
Official Selection - Shorts (International) -
International World Film AwardsKošice
Slovakia
June 30, 2021
Official Selection - Short Documentary -
OTB | Only The Best Film AwardsMiami
United States
July 31, 2021
Winner - Special Award Only The Best Documentary Short -
MLC AwardsWisconsin
United States
July 31, 2021
Nomination - Documentary short -
Stockholm City Film FestivalStockholm
Sweden
August 8, 2021
Finalist - Best short documentary -
Spring Grove Caledonia Film FestivalSpring Grove
United States
July 23, 2021
Official Selection - 30 Short Film Adults age 18 and Above -
Feel The Reel International Film FestivalGlasgow
United Kingdom
July 31, 2021
Nomination - Short Film (Documentary) -
Crossroads International Short Film FestivalIstanbul
Turkey
October 1, 2021
Quarter Finalist - Gender Equality Documentary -
2022 UK Seasonal Short Film FestivalLondon
United Kingdom
November 6, 2021
Honorable Mention - Documentary Short -
Cardiff International Film FestivalCardiff
United Kingdom
October 29, 2021
Official Selection - Documentary -
Make Art Not FearPorto
Portugal
December 3, 2022
Winner - Best Fearless Short -
Kurdistan International Independent Film FestivalErbil
Iraq
October 10, 2021
Official Selection - Short Documentary -
The Paus Premieres FestivalLondon
United Kingdom
December 13, 2021
Official Selection -
The New York Movie AwardsNew York
United States
December 26, 2021
Best Inspirational Film - Honorable Mention -
Rotary Short Film FestivalIstanbul
Turkey
March 17, 2022
Official Selection - Documentary -
Latin America Film AwardsRio de Janeiro
Brazil
January 31, 2022
Winner - Best Director Short Documentaryry -
Latin America Film AwardsRio de Janeiro
Brazil
January 31, 2022
Winner - Best Screenplay Short Documentary -
Latin America Film AwardsRio de Janeiro
Brazil
January 31, 2022
Winner Best Editing Short Documentary -
Latin America Film AwardsRio de Janeiro
Brazil
Winner Best Sound Design Short Documentary -
Fort Myers Beach International Film FestivalFlorida
United States
April 26, 2022
Official Selection - Short Documentary -
Paris Women FestivalParis
Canada
April 5, 2022
Semi-Finalist - Best short film about women -
One Earth AwardsBangalore
India
March 31, 2022
Official Selection - Best Short Film - Documentary -
London Movie AwardsLondon
United Kingdom
April 24, 2022
Official Selection - Short Documentary -
LAMPA International Film Festival of socially oriented short films, videos and social advertisingPerm
Russian Federation
September 22, 2022
Official Selection - Short socially oriented documentary film -
Emerald Coast Film FestivalFlorida
United States
October 7, 2022
Official Selection - Documentary -
London International Monthly Film FestivalLonodn
United Kingdom
September 25, 2022
Honorable Mention - Best Documentary -
Philadelphia World Film FestivalPhiladelphia
United States
September 30, 2022
Semi-Finalist - Best female centre story short -
Emerald Coast Film FestivalFlorida
United States
October 7, 2022
Winner - Best Documentary -
Black Cat Award International Film FestivalCiudad La Paz
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
November 11, 2022
Official Selection - All categories
Alex was born in Carlisle, a city in the North of England. He attended the Birmingham School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art studying the technical side of theatre, he was then accepted at The London Film School where he studied all aspects of filmmaking. He is a PRINCE2 Practitioner and HEAT certified to operate in hostile environments and has worked in some of the most dangerous cities in the world.
Alex has been making what industry colleagues describe as exciting, innovative, high quality films for over 18 years. His work is often daring, edgy, distinctive filmmaking that pushes boundaries both in subject matter and content.
He always aim is to make films that not only entertain but inform and show us a different perspective on life, society and even ourselves. His films have been in-competition at over 40 international film festivals and have won numerous awards.
The purpose of making Honour Me was to raise awareness of forced marriage and honour killings in the Muslim community in the UK and internationally