Virtual Voice
TITLE
Virtual Voice
DIRECTOR
Suzannah Mirghani
COUNTRY
Sudan, Qatar
YEAR
2021
DURATION
7′
GENRE
Documentary
Overview
Virtual Voice
Suzi is the (virtual) voice of her generation.
DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Suzannah Mirghani
Suzannah Mirghani is a writer, researcher, and independent filmmaker. She is a media studies and museum studies graduate. Mixed-race Sudanese and Russian, she is interested in stories about the complexity of identity. Suzannah is the writer, director, and producer of AL-SIT (2020, Sudan/Qatar), which won the Canal+ Award at Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival in 2021 as well as 6 Academy Award qualifying prizes at Tampere Film Festival; LA Shorts; BronzeLens; New Orleans Film Festival; AFI Fest; and Interfilm Berlin. Her latest short is the experimental documentary/social media satire VIRTUAL VOICE (2021), which premiered at Tribeca Film Festival. Suzannah is working on her first feature COTTON QUEEN, a magical realist tale set in the cotton fields of Sudan.
Credits
- Director Suzannah Mirghani
- Screenplay Suzannah Mirghani
- Cinematography Suzannah Mirghani, Rodney Sharkey
- Editing Suzannah Mirghani, Socheat Cheng
- Cast Suzannah Mirghani, Suzi Doll
- Producer/s Suzannah Mirghani
- Production Company Doha Film Institute
- Distributor/s Raina Film Festival Distribution
Specifications
- Project Title Virtual Voice
- Project Type Documentary
- Completion Date June 13, 2021
- Country of origin Sudan
- Country of filming Qatar
- Language English
- First-time Filmmaker No
- Student Project No
Suzannah Mirghani
Suzannah Mirghani is a writer, researcher, and independent filmmaker. She is a media studies and museum studies graduate. Mixed-race Sudanese and Russian, she is interested in stories about the complexity of identity. Suzannah is the writer, director, and producer of AL-SIT (2020, Sudan/Qatar), which won the Canal+ Award at Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival in 2021 as well as 6 Academy Award qualifying prizes at Tampere Film Festival; LA Shorts; BronzeLens; New Orleans Film Festival; AFI Fest; and Interfilm Berlin. Her latest short is the experimental documentary/social media satire VIRTUAL VOICE (2021), which premiered at Tribeca Film Festival. Suzannah is working on her first feature COTTON QUEEN, a magical realist tale set in the cotton fields of Sudan.
SELECTIONS & AWARDS
Tirana International Film Festival
New World, Panorama Competition, 2022
Tribeca Film Festival
Nominee for Best Documentary Short, 2021