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    Ain’t No Time for Women

    Directed by Sarra El Abed
    Canada | 19 minutes |

Tunis, November 2019. A group of women is gathered at the local hairdresser's on the eve of the presidential election. The salon is transformed into a town square, mirroring the internal turmoil of the country. In this female sanctuary, we get an intimate look at the county’s teenage democracy.

In competition for Best Documentary Short.

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Director: Sarra El Abed
Producers: Isabelle Grignon-Francke
Screenwriter: Sarra El Abed
Cinematographers: Catherine Lefebvre
Editor: Jordan Choinière
Music: Ilyaa Ghafouri
Original Language Title: Y'a pas d'heure pour les femmes
Country: Canada
Language: in Arabic/French with English subtitles
Year: 2020
Running Time: 19 minutes
Primary Company: Travelling
Contact Email: festival@travellingdistribution.com

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