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Sibel's Silence


Sibel's Silence Unseen Crisis by Aly Yeganeh is one of Bruno Chatelin Best for Fests curated features and docs.

France 93 minutes.

August 2014. ISIS invades the city of Sinjar, home to a religious minority called the Yazidis, in the north west of Irak.

Sibel, a 13-year-old girl, witnesses the slaughter of her entire family. 
Alongside thousands of other women and young girls from her community, she is then kidnapped and forced into sexual slavery.

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Sibel's Silence wins Best of Show and 4 awards for at Indiefest Awards

Best of Show for Aly Yeganeh (France), Sibel's Silence, Film Feature   In addition to Best of Show, the film also received the following awards: Award of Excellence: Direction Award of Excellence:  Actress: Leading (Laëtitia Eïdo as Hana) Award of Excellence: Actress: Supporting (Mélissa Boros as Sibel) Award of Excellence: Ensemble Cast   ...

The Awards received for Sibel's Silence so far

Festival of Cinema NYC  Best Narrative Feature Film Julien Dubuque International Film Festival  Best ensemble cast Worldwide Women's Film Festival Hong Kong Indie Film Festival Paris Lady MovieMakers Festival WRPN Women's International Film Festival Best of Festival Drama Boston Independent Film Awards Vancouver International Movie Awards Toronto International Women Film Festival Rome Independent Cinema Festival   ...

Sibel's Silence wins Best Film at Festival of Cinema NYC 2023

  Aly Yeganeh IN new York holding his trophy for  Best Narrative Feature Film The 2023 Festival of Cinema came to a close on Sunday, August 13 with awards given out in 18 categories. Enthusiastic and emotional filmmakers and attendees celebrated at the Jamaica Performing Arts Center as it concluded the 7th edition of the Forest Hills-based film festival. Aly Yeganeh’s Sibel’s Silence won Best Narrative Feature Film, and Pierre Guillet’s Th...

VIDEO Sibel's Silence: interview with the director about his win at Julien Dubuque Fest

Bruno Chatelin met in Dubuque and Chicago airport with Aly Yeganeh, the director of Le Silence de Sibel (2020) which just won best ensemble cast at JDIFF.   This film tells the story of 13-year-old Sibel, one of the many thousands of girls kidnapped by ISIS fighters. After her entire family was murdered, Sibel was taken as a prisoner and forced into sexual slavery – all in the name of religion.Hana, 40, is an ophthalmologist living in a small town in central France. Of K...

VIDEO: Aly Yeganeh interviewed after Sibel's Silence screening in Cannes

Aly Yeganeh came to Cannes with his succesfull film Sibel's Silence Filmfestivals.com captured the emotion at the screening in the Palais during the Q&A.   This film tells the story of 13-year-old Sibel, one of the many thousands of girls kidnapped by ISIS fighters. After her entire family was murdered, Sibel was taken as a prisoner and forced into sexual slavery – all in the name of religion.Hana, 40, is an ophthalmologist living in a small town in central Franc...

Sibel s Silence wins best ensemble cast at Julien Dubuque International Film Festival

The film has previously won at the following film festivals Worldwide Women's Film Festival Hong Kong Indie Film Festival Paris Lady MovieMakers Festival WRPN Women's International Film Festival Boston Independent Film Awards Vancouver International Movie Awards Toronto International Women Film Festival Rome Independent Cinema Festival RANKED AGAIN IN 2022 AS ONE OF THE TOP 50 FILM FESTIVALS WORTH THE SUBMISSION FEE BY MOVIEMAKER MAGAZINE AND ONE OF THE TOP REV...

Sibel's silence curated in the Best for Fests line up

The "Best for Fests" curated by the filmfestivals.com founder and editor, veteran film marketing expert, former head of Fox and Sony distribution in France founder of the consulting boutique Major Buzz Factory. Ask for Screeners, follow their success on Facebook and IMDB   IMDB Profile I BEST FOR FESTS List on IMDB Dear Festival programmers: I am really proud to share with the festival community and our network these...

Sibel's Silence Stills

sibel-s-silence-presskit-french.pdf Press Kit_lesilencedesibel.pdf     ...

Sibel's Silence Cast and Crew

CAST   Hana Laëtitia Eïdo Sibel Mélissa Boros La mère de Sibel Rusen Houssin Pierre-Étienne Patrick Azam Abou Rahman Kondwani Fernandes Mores Le père de Sibel Sadettin Cecen Claire Claire Gable Cathe...

Sibel's Silence The Synopsis

August 2014. ISIS invades the city of Sinjar, home to a religious minority called the Yazidis, in the north west of Irak. Sibel, a 13-year-old girl, witnesses the slaughter of her entire family.  Alongside thousands of other women and young girls from her community, she is then kidnapped and forced into sexual slavery. ...

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