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EP. 1263 - Screenwriter Batoul Shay Mourad (AJNABIYEH)

EP. 1263 - Screenwriter Batoul Shay Mourad (AJNABIYEH)

FromWILDsound: The Film Podcast


EP. 1263 - Screenwriter Batoul Shay Mourad (AJNABIYEH)

FromWILDsound: The Film Podcast

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Length:
20 minutes
Released:
Jun 23, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Watch the best scene reading: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRNU8SevZIE

As Israel occupies her home in 90s Lebanon, a stubborn teenage girl and her family who have returned to the homeland after growing up in Australia struggle just to get by socially as they brave the real danger around them, their judgemental peers. In this show, the scariest thing about The Middle East may very well be their teenage girls.

Get to know the writer:

Ajnabiyeh is a comedy series focused on a 15-year-old girl and her family and friends living in Lebanon during the Israeli occupation in 1998. It’s based on my mom’s experience being born in Australia then moving to Lebanon in her adolescence. I thought the kind of reverse fish out of water model was interesting. The characters are in a space that is technically their home, but they feel like foreigners or outsiders anyway. I think despite the specific premise, the feeling of outsider status is quite universal to any immigrants or children of immigrants.

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Released:
Jun 23, 2024
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Titles in the series (100)

In each episode, our host Matthew Toffolo talks storytelling and film. Conversations with film professionals and great storytelling moments.