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Who I Say I Am

“Who I Say I Am” is a short documentary film about the impact that a person’s name has on their identity, and how it influences their sense of self. It tells the tale of a young man driven on a quest to discover what the names of people across all facets of society means to them in relation to their identity and sense of self, as he attempts in retrospect to find his own identity and be comfortable with his own sense of self.

  • Amir Aether Valen
    Director
  • Amir Aether Valen
    Writer
  • Amir Aether Valen
    Producer
  • Eniola Orisagbemi Adelekan, Srikanth Rao Adidam Venkata, Xala Ramesar
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    32 minutes 53 seconds
  • Country of Origin:
    Trinidad and Tobago
  • Country of Filming:
    Trinidad and Tobago
  • Language:
    English
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival 2016
    Movietowne Tobago
    Trinidad and Tobago
    September 23, 2016
    World Premiere
    "Best T+T Documentary Short Film Award", "United Nations Award for Best Emerging Documentary Filmmaker"
  • Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival 2016
    UWI St. Augustine Film Building
    Trinidad and Tobago
    September 24, 2016
    World Premiere
    "Best T+T Documentary Short Film Award", "United Nations Award for Best Emerging Documentary Filmmaker"
Director Biography - Amir Aether Valen

While being Film Production student at the University of the West Indies, Amir's student short documentary film “Who I Say I Am” was projected at the 2016 Trinidad & Tobago Film Festival where it won the “United Nations Award for Best Emerging Documentary Filmmaker” and also the award of “Best Trinidad & Tobago Short Documentary Film”.

Amir is a recent graduate of one of the most renowned schools in the Latin American film world, Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión (EICTV) in San Antonio de los Baños, Artemisa, Cuba; having completed the Curso Regular programme of 3 years, where he specialized in Documentary Film Direction. He was chosen among 215 applicants from 24 countries to be a part of the 27th Generation of students of the Curso Regular at EICTV, and was 1 of 8 students to have received a scholarship provided by the Cuomo Foundation. In his time there he has created over 15 short films, some of which have competed both locally and internationally at film festivals; one of which was filmed at the Sierra Maestra - the largest mountain range in Cuba.

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