80 mins
Amber Fares
Documentary
2015 - Palestine, USA, Qatar, Denmark, UK, Canada
The Speed Sisters are the first all-woman race car driving team in the Middle East; grabbing headlines and turning heads at improvised tracks across the West Bank. Weaving together their lives on and off the track, the film captures the journey of these five women into the heart of the gritty, Palestinian street car-racing scene.
Copresenters:
Pioneer High
10 mins
Suha Araj
Drama Short
2015 - USA
Canadian Premiere
In 1969, Hala emigrates from Palestine to Michigan and attends a high school that prohibits girls from wearing pants. With her limited English, Hala, an unsuspecting rebel, repeatedly disobeys the rule. A revolution brews as the teacher loses control of his classroom to the new girl’s influence.