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Sonita, an 18-year-old Afghan refugee in Iran, thinks of
Michael Jackson and Rihanna as her spiritual parents and dreams
of becoming a big-name rapper. For the time being, her only fans are
the other teenage girls in a Tehran shelter. And her family has a very
different future planned for her: as a bride she's worth $9,000.
Director Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami poignantly shifts from observer
to participant altering expectations, as Sonita's story unfolds
in an intimate and joyful portrait.
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SONITA Screening Dates & Times
FRI 1/22 6:00 PM Sundance Mountain Resort Screening Room
SAT 1/23 2:30 PM Holiday Village Cinema 1 - INDUSTRY
MON 1/25 9:00 PM Yarrow Hotel Theater
WED 1/27 12:00 PM Temple Theater
THU 1/28 6:45 PM Broadway Centre Cinema 3
FRI 1/29 6:30 PM Redstone Cinema 1
SAT 1/30 9:15 AM Holiday Village Cinema 2
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91 min. | English and Farsi | Germany/Iran/Switzerland
Sonita will also be performing at the Sundance ASCAP Music Cafe on Tuesday, 1/26 at 4:30 PM. Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami and Sonita will be speaking on numerous panels and attending events, including two special screenings for high school students in Salt Lake City as part of the Utah Student Screening Series.
For press inquiries contact David Magdael at dmagdael@tcdm-associates.com and for information about SONITA visit www.wmm.com/sonita.
Congratulations to the five other films from WMM's Production Assistance Program that will be premiering at Sundance:
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TRAPPED (U.S. Documentary Competition)
Directed by Dawn Porter
Produced by Marilyn Ness
83 min. | English | U.S.A.
Click here for screenings.
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WEINER (U.S. Documentary Competition)
Directed by Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg
Produced by Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg
100 min. | English | U.S.A.
Click here for screenings.
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THE FITS (NEXT)
Directed by Anna Rose Holmer
Produced by Lisa Kjerulff and Anna Rose Holmer
72 min. | English | U.S.A./Italy
Click here for screenings.
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NORMAN LEAR: Just Another Version of You (Documentary Premieres)
Directed by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady
Produced by Suzanne Hillinger and Brent Miller
91 min. | English | U.S.A.
Click here for screenings.
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CAMERAPERSON (New Frontiers)
Directed by Kirsten Johnson
Produced by Marilyn Ness and Kristen Johnson
103 min. | English/Arabic/Bosnian/Dari | U.S.A.
Click here for screenings.
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Attending Sundance Jan 21-26:
Debra Zimmerman, Executive Director
Kristen Fitzpatrick, Director of Public Exhibition and Acquisitions
For booking contact Kristen: kf@wmm.com
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