Telefilm Canada-backed feature Jude & The Jinn has completed principal photography in Cairo and Toronto, with Alexander Siddig starring for writer-director Rolla Tahir.
Financed by Telefilm’s Talent to Watch programme and the multi-national New Dawn fund, the magic realist tale stars Siddig and newcomer Azza Abbaro in the story of thirty-something Nubian woman Jude, who is stuck in bureaucratic hell after immigrating to Canada. When her father is deported, Jude falls into a depression until she meets and befriends a mysterious jinn. Also starring are Deena Nina, Emmanuel Kabongo and Hudson Wurster.
As well as making her feature directing debut,...
Financed by Telefilm’s Talent to Watch programme and the multi-national New Dawn fund, the magic realist tale stars Siddig and newcomer Azza Abbaro in the story of thirty-something Nubian woman Jude, who is stuck in bureaucratic hell after immigrating to Canada. When her father is deported, Jude falls into a depression until she meets and befriends a mysterious jinn. Also starring are Deena Nina, Emmanuel Kabongo and Hudson Wurster.
As well as making her feature directing debut,...
- 5/21/2024
- ScreenDaily
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