Palestinian Female filmmakers are at an interesting intersection in the film industry, this documentary tells the story of what threats face the Palestinian film industry in this day and age.  

This audio feature was produced by Noran Alaa for the Audio Production course at The American University in Cairo, taught by Professor Kim Fox @ohradiogirl in the Fall semester of 2019. Special thanks to Najwa Najjar and Dr. Arab Loutfi.

Script: http://dar.aucegypt.edu/bitstream/handle/10526/5813/Noran%20Alaa%20Audio%20Feature.pdf?sequence=4

Image: Najwa Najjar

Interviewees: 
Najwa Najjar, award-winning Palestinian director based in Palestine.
Dr. Arab Loutfi, Film Professor at the American University in Cairo

Thanks to Maha Jubi, Soundbible's Hopeinawe, n Beats, Top Fuel and TheMSsoundeffects for the sound effects.

Mai Masri’s Interview with Middle East Monitor: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20180605-interview-with-palestinian-filmmaker-mai-masry/

More information on Sykes-Picot: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/britain-and-france-conclude-sykes-picot-agreement

Sounds of Mai Masri Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEdtTkaKD6s

Music: Cover Letter, Illa Villardo and Tillis County from BlueDot Session’s Cold Case Album

Shooting Under the Occupation: A Story of Palestinian Film

First place winner for the Podcasting category of The Author's Challenge & Finalist for the Broadcast Education Association's Creative Contest.

This is a story of the experience of Arab Americans in the U.S. I interview Rehab Morsi, and her son Hussein Mohamed, about their experience for the past 20-something years in the U.S. I also interview Iraqi-American Playwright Heather Raffo who contextualizes the Arab-American experience from her point of view. 

This audio documentary was produced by Noran Alaa Morsi for the Author’s Challenge competition in the Podcasting category at The American University in Cairo, supervised by Sarah Safty. Special thanks to Rehab Morsi, Hussien Mohamed and Heather Raffo for their time.

Music by Blue Dot Sessions.
Sound effects by Freesound.org.

Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XZbTJG0saU2FcnwEz88ghXCn7QCOTTR0S5X5l_ITPac/edit?usp=sharing

From Cairo to Brooklyn: The Arab American Experience

This audio feature explains the damage addiction can do to families. In it, both of my parents tell their stories of growing up in a cycle of addiction to drugs, alcohol, and cigarettes.

Interviewees:
Sally Abdelkader
Ashraf Abdelkader

All NAT sounds were recorded by me. This audio feature was recorded on an iPhone 11.

Music Credit: https://app.sessions.blue/
SFX Credit: CNN,  CBC News, and CTV News
Image Credit: Nesrien Abdelkader

Link to the script: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sS_-sYNGV5R-co-QUT0zsG-mpFL5vNBud_bXMJa7cqg/edit?usp=sharing

This audio feature was produced by Nesrien Abdelkader for the Audio Production course at The American University in Cairo, taught by Professor Kim Fox in the Spring semester of two-thousand-twenty. Special thanks to my parents Sally and Ashraf Abdelkader for the interviews, Blue Dot Sessions for the music, and CNN, CBC News, and CTV News for the sound effects.

Choose to Refuse: Escaping the Cycle of Addiction

Nesrien

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