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Podcast: Rewriting Hollywood
Episode: Suzannah Mirghani: Oscar-eligible short film AL-SIT, filming in Sudan, and child marriages
Description: Jared Milrad sits down with award-winning writer, producer, and director Suzannah Mirghani about her Oscar-eligible short film AL-SIT, which shares the story of Nafisa, a teenage girl in a Sudanese village who – despite her crush on someone else – is facing an arranged marriage. Jared and Suzannah discuss her unique Sudanese and Russian heritage, filming in Sudan, and child marriages in sub-Saharan Africa. AL-SIT has been selected for over 100 film festivals, including 29 Oscar qualifiers.We depend on your generous support of Rewriting Hollywood to empower new creative voices and share urgently important stories with the world. <...