Shift Initiative: Developing Yemen’s Film Scene

In 2014, Yemeni-Scottish filmmaker Sara Ishaq’s film “Karama Has No Walls,” an account of the March 18, 2011 massacre of 53 protesters gathering for prayers by the Yemeni government, was nominated for an Academy Award for best documentary short film.

Shift Initiative: Developing Yemen’s Film Scene
Shift Initiative's Kids Show event showing the film "Epic" at the Ebhar Foundation in Sanaa on August 8. (Nasser Alhamdi)

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