The Amina Profile
Part love story, part international thriller, and a gripping chronicle of an unprecedented media and sociological hoax, this feature documentary travels from San Francisco and Washington to Istanbul, Tel Aviv and Beirut in a quest to reveal the true identity of the person behind the popular blog A Gay Girl in Damascus. Who is this Syrian-American revolutionary who goes by the name of Amina Arraf? Not even Montrealer Sandra Bagaria, with whom Amina is carrying an online affair, seems to know for sure. As the Syrian uprising gains momentum, the blog attracts a huge following. But it’s Amina’s subsequent abduction …
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Part love story, part international thriller, and a gripping chronicle of an unprecedented media and sociological hoax, this feature documentary travels from San Francisco and Washington to Istanbul, Tel Aviv and Beirut in a quest to reveal the true identity of the person behind the popular blog A Gay Girl in Damascus. Who is this Syrian-American revolutionary who goes by the name of Amina Arraf? Not even Montrealer Sandra Bagaria, with whom Amina is carrying an online affair, seems to know for sure. As the Syrian uprising gains momentum, the blog attracts a huge following. But it’s Amina’s subsequent abduction that sparks an international outcry to free her. Telling a detective story that involves various intelligence agencies and top-tier global media, the film tells a thoroughly modern tale of technology, love and news-as-spectacle questions the ways in which people connect in today’s virtual world.
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writerSophie Deraspe
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directorSophie Deraspe
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participationSandra BagariaAli AbunimahFady AtallahAndy CarvinNathalie ClaudeBenjamin J. DohertyLiz HenryIrem KökerThomas J. MacMasterElsa MiquelRami NakhlaLeila NahasDaniel NassarDanny O'BrienElizabeth Tsurkov
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actorNilay Olçay
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editingGeoffrey BoulangéSophie Deraspe
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cameraSophie Deraspe
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original musicSam Shalabi
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visual effectsÉlise Simard
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soundFrédéric Cloutier
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producerIsabelle CoutureNathalie Cloutier
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executive producerHugo LatulippeMichel St-CyrGuy VilleneuveColette Loumède
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associate producerJean-Philippe Massicotte
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production managerJacinthe LauzierCharles Mordret
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camera assistantSoner EmanetKöksal Mataraci
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assistant for extrasEzgi GüzelMehmet Ali Tasar
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set design - assistanceEzgi GüzelMehmet Ali Tasar
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production assistantIlker Evecen
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additional voiceMarya ZarifSelin MuratSophie Deraspe
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song performerEzgi Güzel
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accompanistMehmet Ali TasarIlker Evecen
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researchSophie Deraspe
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post-production managerJacinthe LauzierSuzanne Chouinard
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technical support - editingPierre DupontIsabelle PainchaudPatrick Trahan
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online editingYannick Carrier
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assistant editorChloé St-Laurent LapointeJean-Simon Asselin
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visual effects assistantIan Deraspe
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voice-over coachPaul Sarrazin
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dialogue editingStan Sakell
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effects editingMathieu Beaudin
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re-recordingLuc Boudrias
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foley artistNicolas Gagnon
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foley assistantLouis Duranleau
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foley recordistDaniel Bisson
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re-recording assistantLéonard Vasco
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technical assistantChristophe Bertrand
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technical supportGabrielle Labelle-JolyLouis-Antoine LassondeLéonard Vasco
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original sound co-ordinatorMarcelle Cadieux
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head of sound servicesMartin Cazes
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marketing managerFrançois Jacques
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marketing manager - assistanceTheodora Kolovos
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administratorSia Koukoulas
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production co-ordinatorHélène Regimbal
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administrative assistantLarissa Christoforo
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technical coordinatorMira Mailhot
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line productionMélanie Lasnier
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administrative directorMarie-Michelle Emond
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financial directorMarie-Michelle Emond
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administrationNancy BélangerNathalie BouchardClaude Hallé-MorinHélène ParentSuzanne Lapierre
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bookkeepingNancy BélangerNathalie BouchardClaude Hallé-MorinSuzanne LapierreHélène Parent
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production secretaryLuce Skelling-Parent
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production internRobin Rigault
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transcriptionCatherine BrunetDanilo Bulatovic
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subtitlesRobert Gray
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rights clearancesKarine PerronSophie Moreau
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legal counselRemy Khouzam
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international media relationsMarie-Claude Lamoureux
