I Wear the Veil

  • Je porte le voile
Genre : Biography
Type : Documentary
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2009
Format : Mid-length
Running time : 52 (in minutes)

16 years ago Natasha converted to Islam. Three years later, following the birth of her daughter Amina, she decided to start wearing the Hijab. Today at thirteen, it is Amina's turn to wear it but she has doubts... Natasha and her daughter set out on a quest to find out more about the tradition and its meaning, meetings Muslim women from different backgrounds. As they progress, Natasha's perception of her religion is shaken in ways she had never anticipated.

I WEAR THE VEIL is a moving introspective documentary, a mother's quest for her own identity and religion as an occidental Muslim woman.

A film by Natasha IVISIC and Yanick LÉTOURNEAU

CANADA | 2009 | DOCUMENTARY | 52 MINUTES | HD, FRENCH WITH ENGLISH AND FRENCH SUBTITLES


I Wear the Veil - A film by Natasha Ivisic & Yanick Létourneau - Official Trailer from Filmoption International Inc. on Vimeo.



Original Title (French): JE PORTE LE VOILE
English Title: I WEAR THE VEIL

"Glowing with authenticity"
- Lisa-Marie Gervais, Le Devoir

PRODUCTEUR:
Yanick Létourneau

DIRECTORS
Natasha Ivisic
Yanick Létourneau

SCREENWRITER:
Natasha Ivisic

CAMERA:
Alex Margineanu & Geoffroy Beauchemin

EDITOR:
Diego Briceno

SOUND:
René Portillo

COMPOSER:
Antoine Bustros

PRODUCTION
Peripheria productions

DISTRIBUTION
Filmoption International (Westmount, Quebec, Canada)
www.filmoptioninternational.com/i-wear-the-veil
www.filmoptioninternational.com/fr/je-porte-le-voile

Released (Canada): January 15 2010

BROADCAST:
SRC
RDI

Available on Digital HD ➤ https://vimeo.com/ondemand/iweartheveil
Also available in French ➤ https://vimeo.com/ondemand/jeportelevoile

Partners

  • Arterial network
  • Media, Sports and Entertainment Group (MSE)
  • Gens de la Caraïbe
  • Groupe 30 Afrique
  • Alliance Française VANUATU
  • PACIFIC ARTS ALLIANCE
  • FURTHER ARTS
  • Zimbabwe : Culture Fund Of Zimbabwe Trust
  • RDC : Groupe TACCEMS
  • Rwanda : Positive Production
  • Togo : Kadam Kadam
  • Niger : ONG Culture Art Humanité
  • Collectif 2004 Images
  • Africultures Burkina-Faso
  • Bénincultures / Editions Plurielles
  • Africiné
  • Afrilivres

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