A DOSË OF BLACK MATTËR (2018)
dir. Haya Alghanim and Nick Kellman
A Dose of Black Matter is an experimental teaser for a “capsule” event that visualizes an immersive experience in an alternate universe. Shot on 16mm.
Commissioned by OUTË.
Same, Old. (2018)
dir. Haya Alghanim prod. Claire Brooks
Same, Old. is a short narrative film about a young woman who runs into an ex-best friend at the corner store.
Official Selections:
Urbanworld Film Festival (2018), Citizen Jane Film Festival (2018), Arab Film Festival - Arab American National Museum (2019).
by the medina, for the medina (2016)
dir. and dp Haya Alghanim
by the medina, for the medina is a short documentary on the music and musicians of the old medina of Tetouan, Morocco, focusing on the group of musicians known as Harmonic Fusion led by Abdulrahman El Khamal.
Official Selections:
Kuwait Film Festival (2017), Arab Film Festival (2017), Adana International Film Festival (2017), Arab Film Awards (2017), Women of the World Film Fair Middle East (2018).
Distributed by New York University for educational use.
Freaky (2016)
dir. and dp Haya Alghanim
Freaky is a visual portrait of Mohamed "Freaky" Benyaich, a Moroccan painter born and bred in the city of Tetouan.
Official Selections:
Women of the World Film Fair Middle East (2017), Seattle Art Fair (2017), Ouarzazate International Film Festival (2017), Arab Film Awards (2017).
Distributed by New York University for educational use.
The Creative Process (2015-2017)
dir. Haya Alghanim
The Creative Process is a series of short documentaries on the four-year collaboration between The New School and I Have A Dream Foundation in a joint program on theater and education.
Commissioned by Cecilia Rubino for the years of 2014, 2015 and 2016.
Amo (2016)
dir. and dp Haya Alghanim
Amo is a short cinema-verite inspired documentary film about a Syrian grocer in Downtown Brooklyn, shot on 16mm.
Official Selections:
Art of Brooklyn Film Festival (2017), Bushwick Film Festival (2017), New York Indie Doc Fest (2017), Lublin Film Festival (2017).
