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We Could Be Heroes

Fall Grant 2015

Hind Bensari / Feature Documentary / Denmark, Morocco, Tunisia, Qatar / 2018 / 80 min / Original Language: Arabic / Interests: Sports, Social Issues, Identity, Creative Documentary

Synopsis

In the run-up to the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games, Azzedine Nouiri, the world champion in seated shot put, inspires his childhood friend Youssef to take on the challenge of qualifying to the Games despite their lack of means and formal training. Through their inspiring friendship, We Could Be Heroes narrates the struggles of outcasts longing to conquer the extraordinary in order to finally have the same rights and opportunities as ordinary men at home, in Morocco.

Credits

Director
Hind Bensari
Producer
Vibeke Lokkeberg
Production Company
Bullitt Film
Production Company
Bullitt Film

About the Director

Born in Casablanca, Hind Bensari grew up in London before quitting her job in an investment fund to move back to Morocco to produce and direct her first documentary, ‘475: Break the Silence’ (2014). Entirely crowd-funded, the film became an Internet sensation and won critical acclaim from ‘The New York Times’ and ARD, Germany’s first television channel. It broke audience records at 2M TV, and has been distributed on channels worldwide includig DR2 (Denmark), SIC Portugal and Planète Canada. A TEDx speaker, Bensari graduated with a degree in Economics and Middle-Eastern Studies from Edinburgh University and holds a certificate in International Political Economy from the London School of Economics.

Awards and Festival History


Festivals

Carthage FF 2018
Marrakech IFF 2018
Durban IFF 2018
CPH:DOX 2019
Festival Int'l du Film Oriental de Genève 2019

Awards

Best International Documentary Award, Hot Docs 2018 (WP)

Contacts

  • Main Contact

    Vibeke Lokkeberg

    Company: 
    Bullitt Film
    Phone: 
    +4526125001
    Email: 
    vibeke@bullittfilm.dk

  • Main Contact

    Habib Attia

    Company: 
    Cinetelefilms
    Email: 
    mh.attia@cinetelefilms.net

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