Ain't No Time for Women
A film by
Sarra El Abed
Synopsis
Tunis, November 2019. A group of women is gathered at Saïda’s, the hairdresser, on the eve of the presidential election. The salon is transformed into a town square, mirroring the internal turmoil of the country. In this female sanctuary, we get an intimate look at the county’s teenage democracy.
Highlights
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2020
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Documentary
Genre
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Country
Canada (Quebec)
Year
2020
Length
19'04"
Themes
Feminism
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Social Justice
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Teen friendly
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Social and cultural identity
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Production
Isabelle Grignon-Francke (Club Vidéo)
Director
Sarra El Abed
Screenplay
Sarra El Abed
Cinematography
Catherine Lefebvre
Editing
Jordan Choinière
Sound
Ilyaa Ghafouri
Music
Ilyaa Ghafouri
Sarra El Abed
Sarra El Abed finished her degree in film direction at UQAM in 2018, where she was awarded the best fiction prize for her graduation project. “Y’a pas d’heure pour les femmes” is her fourth film. Flirting between fiction and documentary filmmaking, she likes to breathe whimsy into the ordinary and comedy into dramatic situations.
Filmography
Y’a pas d’heure pour les femmes | Short Documentary | 2020
À mort | Short Fiction | 2018
Les joyeux copains du dimanche | Short Fiction | 2017
Célébration | Short Fiction | 2016
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Festivals
RIDM, Montreal, Canada | 2020 | *Prix soirée de la relève
Longue Vue sur le Court, Canada | 2021 | *Prix coup de coeur du jury
Filministes, Canada | 2021 | *Meilleur court métrage documentaire
Gala Prends Ça Court!, Canada | 2021 | *Prix La bande sonimage, *Prix Cinélande - Post 430, *Prix H264, *Prix Air Canada, *Prix Périphéria, *Mention du jury - Sara Montpetit, *Mention du jury - Émilie Moreault
Hot Docs, Canada | 2021 | *Best Canadian Short Film Award
DOXA Documentary Film Festival, Canada | 2021 | *Best Documentary Short
Festival international du film d'éducation, France | 2021 | *Grand Prix Courts et Moyens Métrages
Slamdance, USA | 2021 | *Honorable Mention - Documentary Short
Festival REGARD, Canada | 2021 | *FIPRESCI Award for Best Documentary Short
IDFA, Netherlands | 2020 | Out of Competition
Festival du Court Métrage de Clermont-Ferrand, France | 2021
Dok Leipzig, Germany | 2020
Palm Springs Shortfest and Market, USA | 2021
Melbourne Int. Film Festival, Australia | 2021
Cairo Int. Film Festival, Egypt | 2021
Indie Lisboa, Portugal | 2021
Odense Film Festival, Denmark | 2021
Interfilm Berlin, Germany | 2021
FIPADOC, France | 2021
Regard sur le court métrage au Saguenay, Canada | 2021
IDA Awards, USA | 2021
Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois, Canada | 2021
Short of the Week - Short Awards, WEB | 2022
Torino Short Film Market, Italy | 2020
Millennium Docs Against Gravity Film Festival, Poland | 2022
Int. Women's Film Festival Dortmund, Germany | 2021
FIDBA Buenos Aires, Argentina | 2021
OFF-Courts de Trouville et Marché, France | 2021
Maremetraggio ShorTs Int. Film Festival, Italy | 2022
Canadian Film Fest, Canada | 2021
International Film Festival of Ottawa, Canada | 2021
Festival Plein(s) Écran(s), Canada | 2021
Festival Court d'un Soir, Canada | 2021
Les Percéides, Canada | 2021
DC Short Film Festival, USA | 2021
Milwaukee Int. Film Festival, USA | 2022
Arab Film Festival, USA | 2021
Beirut International Women Film Festival, Lebanon | 2021
Int. Doc & Short Film Festival of Kerala, India | 2021
Africa In Motion, Edinburgh, UK | 2021
goEast Film Festival Frankfurt, Germany | 2021
Twin Cities Arab Film Festival, USA | 2021
Toronto Arab Film Festival, Canada | 2021
Montreal Feminist Film Festival, Canada | 2021
Festival du film ethnographique du Québec (FIFEQ), Canada | 2021
Gimme Some Truth Doc Fest, Canada | 2021
ReFrame Film Festival, Canada | 2021
MENA Film Festival (special screening), Canada | 2021
Journées du cinéma québécois, Italy | 2022
Best-of Regard sur La Fabrique Culturelle, Canada | 2021
Le Long Week-End du Court, Canada | 2021
La Fête du court métrage, France | 2021
Prix Solveig Anspach Reykjavik, Iceland | 2022
Beirut Embassy of Canada Screening, Lebanon | 2021
FIWOM Seoul, South Korea | 2021
Festival Francophone Short Film in Harlem, USA | 2021
Leiden Int. Short Film Experience, Netherlands | 2021
Int. Film Festival ZOOM, Poland | 2021
Aarhus Arab Film Festival, Denmark | 2021
Big Muddy Film Festival, USA | 2022
Indie Street Film Festival, USA | 2021
POW Film Fest, USA | 2021
Frozen River Film Festival, USA | 2022
Festival Un Poing C'est Court, France | 2022
Festival Courtoujours, France | 2021
Les Rencontres Cinessonne, France | 2021
Les Yeux Ouverts, France | 2022
Flying Film Festival - Swiss Airline, On air | 2021
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