A Gay Girl in Damascus: The Amina Profile
Synopsis
There is no indication that this typical online flirtation between two strangers would turn into a case of shocking international intrigue. For months, Sandra in Montreal and Amina, a Syrian-American, bond romantically and intellectually. Encouraged by Sandra, Amina launches a blog called "A Gay Girl in Damascus," representing a marginalized voice in the Middle East on politics, religion, and sexuality. Rapidly garnering worldwide attention, Amina becomes something of a star blogger. But when Syria enters the Arab uprising of 2011, Sandra receives word that Amina has been kidnapped, and soon the search for Amina becomes a global concern and an even larger mystery to solve.
A Gay Girl in Damascus: The Amina Profile (2015) is a 1h 24min documentary feature film by Sophie Deraspe. There is no indication that this typical online flirtation between two strangers would turn into a case of shocking i...
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Titles
| Alternate title | Amina : A Gay Girl in Damascus | |
| Alternate title | Amina |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Sweden | January 24, 2015 |
Full credits
| Director | Sophie Deraspe |
| Cast | Nilay Olçay (Amina Arraf), Sandra Bagaria (Self), Ali Abunimah (Self), Fady Atallah (Self), Andy Carvin (Self), Nathalie Claude (Self), Benjamin J. Doherty (Self), Liz Henry (Self) |
| Screenplay | Sophie Deraspe |
| Producer | Colette Loumède, Isabelle Couture, Nathalie Cloutier |
| Executive producer | Guy Villeneuve, Hugo Latulippe, Michel St-Cyr |
| Editing | Geoffrey Boulangé, Sophie Deraspe |
| Music | Sam Shalabi |
| Sound | Frédéric Cloutier |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
