Earlier this year, I travelled to Amman to direct SEEN - another short film created with the charity Cinemagic.
Once again, I had the privilege of working with a brilliant group of young Jordanian trainees and industry professionals to bring this story to life - from script development through to a three-day shoot in the city.
SEEN tells the story of Layla, a teenage girl secretly training in martial arts despite her father’s disapproval. When her secret is revealed, their fractured relationship is tested. But as she fights for her dream, one question remains - will he ever truly see her?
Director:
@samnutt and
@shafiq.olabi
Cinematographer:
@shafiq.olabi
Writer:
@danvspringle
Executive Producer:
@joan_burney_keatings
Producers:
@joan_burney_keatings & Tala Olabi
1st Assistant Director: Natalie Dermerjian
Art Director: Sandra Al-Habash
Costume Designer: Toulene Abeda
Hair & Makeup Artist: Noureddin Meqbel
Gaffer: Khaleel Qubti
Editors:
@samnutt &
@shafiq.olabi
Composer:
@janwillemdewith
Colorist:
@shafiq.olabi
Audio Mixer:
@hughbort
CAST
Layla –
@salsaa.biela
Youssef – Wissam Tobeileh
Nour –
@joannaarida
Huda – Rifaat Al Najjar
Abed – Islam Al-Awadi
Sara – Meral Hawasheen
Omar – Motasem Fahmawi
Aisha (Stunt Double) – Sadeen Al Dwairi
TRAINEES
Abdullah AbdulKarem Khalifat
Abdalrahman Ali Al Obadihat
Armeen Abedalrman Ahmad Abujaleboush
Osama Ahmad Issa Alawad
Sara Ali Husein Obeidat
Mohammad Ibrahim Hasan Alramadan
Aseel Mustafa Abdallah Abo Dawas
Tala Ali Qawasmeh
Ahmed Salih Ayash Alzobani
Abdulah Gazi Algazawi
Ala’a Ibraheem Mohammad Taye
Jalal Waleed Alshalabi
Nagham Morad Alnmer
Ghaida’ Anwer Yasien Shakhtareh
Lujain Amjad Naser Malkawi
Monaf Mammon Hussein Alyousef
SUPPORTED BY
@cinemagicfilm
@generationsforpeace
@filmjo
Al Asriyya Schools
Government of Ireland – International Development Programme
SPECIAL THANKS
Irish Department of Foreign Affairs
Marianne Bolger, Ambassador of Ireland to Jordan
Terry Bamber
Ryan Rowe
Hassan Meqbel
Bashar Abu Nowar
Diana Gammoh
Alaya Najjar
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