(Shorts 3)
Dina Naser
Jordan, Egypt, Palestine
19’ | 2024
Arabic and Sign Language with English Subtitles
Amplified is an intimate portrayal of Hind, a charming young Karate athlete with a hearing disability. Following a violating incident at the Karate center, Hind’s world gets distorted. The sensual narrative, accompanied by an authentic sonic experience, dives into what happens when safe spaces are shattered in the ugliest of ways. Through her eyes and ears, we sway between the tenderness and harshness of pain, the silence and the noise, and the hidden and the manifest.
Cinematographer: Eric Devin
Editor: Dina Naser, Islam Kamal
Sound: Ensieh Maleki
Producer: Batoul Ibrahim, Dina Naser
Dina Naser is a Palestinian/Jordanian director and producer. She received the Docnomads scholarship in 2013 to pursue a Masters in Documentary Filmmaking. Her debut feature documentary, Tiny Souls, filmed over five years in the Zaatari Refugee Camp, premiered at CPH:DOX 2019 and was featured at festivals like Sheffield DocFest, IDFA, and DOK Leipzig. The film won multiple awards, including the Human Rights Film Award at Dokufest. Dina also directed the acclaimed short film One Minute about a woman's life in Gaza in the 2014 Israeli attack. and her latest work, SUKOUN/AMPLIFIED, premiered at Berlinale 2024, winning a Special Mention and the Black Bear Award for Best Sound Design at the Athens International Film + Video Festival, and the Oscars qualifying Grand Prize for best short film at Hollyshorts.