The Bleaching Syndrome

Afro-Arab filmmaker Eiman Mirghani turns the camera around to discover her relationship with her own “blackness” after attempting to make a documentary highlighting the issue of skin bleaching in Sudanese society.

  • Eiman Mirghani
    Director
    Is That All There Is?
  • Atheel El Malik
    Producer
  • Eiman Mirghani
    Producer
  • Hadeer Omar
    Cinematographer
  • Rithy Panh
    Creative Producer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    التبييض
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Runtime:
    19 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    January 1, 2019
  • Country of Origin:
    Sudan
  • Country of Filming:
    Qatar
  • Language:
    Arabic, English
  • Shooting Format:
    HDV
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Ajyal Film Festival
    Doha
    Qatar
    December 1, 2018
    Local Premier
    Official Selection - In Competition
  • Sarajevo Film Festival
    Sarajevo
    Bosnia and Herzegovina
    August 21, 2019
    International Premier
    Partnership Screening
  • Malmö Arab Film Festival
    Malmö
    Sweden
    October 7, 2019
    Official Selection Short Film Competition
  • Arab Film Festival Tubingen
    Stuttgard
    Germany
Director Biography - Eiman Mirghani

Sudanese-Egyptian filmmaker Eiman Mirghani has always been interested in pushing boundaries through her works. Upon graduating with a BA in Media & Film Studies from the University of Nottingham in 2015, Eiman started working in Doha, Qatar in various roles within filmmaking - from assistant director, screenwriter and producer. Her directorial debut in 2017 was the short film “Is That All There Is?”, a neo-noir, crime film which premiered in various festivals worldwide. Eiman’s second short film is a documentary titled “The Bleaching Syndrome”, which was produced as part of the Doha Film Institute’s annual Documentary Lab in 2018.

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