Dina Amer Explained

Dina Amer
Years Active:	2011–present

Dina Amer is an Egyptian-American film director, writer, producer and journalist.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Biography

Amer was born and raised in the United States.^[4]

Amer's work has been published by The New York Times, CNN, and VICE.^[5] In 2011, she received the Kahlil Gibran Spirit of Humanity Award from the Arab American Institute Foundation (AAIF) for her reporting of the Arab Spring in Egypt.^[6] In 2016, she reported on the human trafficking of refugees of the Syrian civil war and the underground economy of the illegal Egypt–Gaza barrier for Vice News program Black Market: Dispatches.

Amer's debut feature film, You Resemble Me, premiered at the 78th Venice International Film Festival.^{[7] [8]} For her screenplay Cain and Abel, which she co-wrote with Omar Mullick, she was invited to the Sundance Screenwriters' Lab in January 2022.^[9]

Filmography

Year	Title	Contribution	Note
2013	The Square	Actress^[10]	Documentary
2021	You Resemble Me	Director, writer,^[11] producer and actress	Feature film

Awards and nominations

Year	Result	Award	Category	Work	Ref.
2021	Nominated	São Paulo International Film Festival	Best Film	You Resemble Me	^[12]
	Nominated	Venice Film Festival	Giornate degli Autori		^[13]
	Won	Red Sea International Film Festival	Audience Award		^[14]
2022	Won	International Federation of Film Critics	Best International Film		^[15]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Algeria's Sofia Djama, Egypt's Dina Amer head to Saudi's Red Sea Lodge. screendaily.com. 2022-04-05.
2. Web site: Dina Amer on the Troubling, Unforgettable True Story Behind 'You Resemble Me'. vice.com. 2020-12-31.
3. Web site: Keslassy . Elsa . 2021-09-08 . Dina Amer Deconstructs Radicalization in Venice Days' Bold Feature Debut 'You Resemble Me' . 2022-04-17 . Variety . en-US.
4. Web site: Egyptian-American filmmaker Dina Amer discusses her debut feature 'You Resemble Me' . 2022-04-05 . arabnews.com. 11 March 2022 .
5. Web site: Venice 2021 Women Directors: Meet Dina Amer – "Tu Me Ressembles" ("You Resemble Me"). womenandhollywood.com. 2020-12-31.
6. Web site: AAIF's Kahlil Gibran Gala Celebrates Youths of Arab Spring. wrmea.org. 2020-12-31.
7. Web site: YOU RESEMBLE ME. cineuropa.org. 2020-12-31.
8. Web site: The Match Factory boards Venice Giornate degli Autori title 'You Resemble Me' (exclusive). screendaily.com. 2020-12-31.
9. Web site: Sundance Institute Sets Fellows For 2022 Screenwriters Lab. deadline.com. 2020-12-31.
10. Web site: Watch The Square Netflix Official Site . 2022-04-17 . www.netflix.com . en.
11. Web site: The media said she was Europe's first female suicide bomber. They were wrong . . 14 November 2022.
12. Web site: You Resemble Me. 45.mostra.org. 2020-12-31.
13. Web site: Venice 2021 preview: Critics' Week and Giornate degli Autori highlights. screendaily.com. 2021-12-31.
14. Web site: 'Brighton 4th' Wins Best Film At Saudi Arabia's Red Sea International Film Festival. deadline.com. 14 December 2021 . 2021-12-31.
15. News: Clara Sola wins Suvarna Chakoram at IFFK. The Hindu. 25 March 2022 . 2022-04-05.