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Mediha

2024 · 90 min

An intimate, harrowing video diary that bears witness to trauma with raw honesty and quiet resilience.

Directed by: Hasan Oswald
Genres: Documentary

Overview: A teenager from northern Iraq, Mediha is a member of the Yazidi ethnic and religious minority. She’s also the survivor of an ISIS-orchestrated genocide in 2014. Through video diaries, Mediha provides an intimate account of her grief and trauma. The portrait that emerges leaves us in awe of the budding activist, who has already lived many lives and is nowhere near done.

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Directed by: Hasan Oswald
Genres: Documentary

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Tone: bleakstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: trauma
grief
survival
identity
justice
Places: countryside
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	10
Romance	0
Tension	5
Darkness	8
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	9

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