Private Project

The Absentees

The Absentees, is a story of thousands of Rohingyas, told through the voice of Raees - a refugee in Dubai. A story of identity, discrimination and the yearning for home.

  • Tanya Daud
    Director
  • Tanya Daud
    Writer
  • Tanya Daud
    Producer
  • Alicia Gonzalez
    Excecutive Producer
  • Fadi Wahbeh
    Supervisor
  • Khaled Bin Sahli
    Director of Photography
  • Ameya Gupta
    Editor
  • Waleed Al Madani
    Camera Assistant
  • Waleed Al Madani
    Sound Recordist
  • Waleed Al Madani
    Boom Operators
  • Tanya Daud
    Boom Operators
  • Unaiza Merchant
    Poster and Web Designer
  • Tanya Daud
    Transcriber
  • Sameera Kashmiri
    Transcriber
  • Ameya Gupta
    Transcriber
  • Dan Mitre
    Colorist
  • John Kochanczyc
    Sound Design
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    April 16, 2015
  • Country of Origin:
    United Arab Emirates
  • Country of Filming:
    United Arab Emirates
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • DOCS NYC 2015
    New York, USA
  • Silk Road Film Festival
    Dublin
    Ireland
    March 13, 2016
  • Fear No Film - Utah Arts Film Festival
    Utah
    United States
    June 26, 2016
  • Beirut International Film Festival
    Beirut
    Lebanon
    October 16, 2016
    Lebanon
  • Let's All Be Free Film Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    October 15, 2016
    UK
Director Biography - Tanya Daud

Tanya Daud is a half-Indian and half-Pakistani, independent Journalist, who graduated from the University of Southern Queensland. She is extremely passionate about films but has had no formal training prior to this. The Absentees, is her first as a filmmaker- an opportunity, which has taught and challenged her a lot but also one she enjoyed immensely. She hopes to continue making films.

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