Birds of the Borderlands ━━━ (2019)
DIRECTOR
Jordan Bryon
GENRE
Documentary
RUNTIME
90 Minutes
COUNTRY
Australia
LANGUAGE
Arabic, English
SUBTITLES
English
SYNOPSIS
The lives of a Bedouin trans-girl, a gay Iraqi refugee in hiding, an Imam-turned-activist, a Jordanian feminist and a genderqueer Australian filmmaker collide in the Kingdom of Jordan. Caught in clashes between tribal honor and freedom, together they learn about survival, hope and sacrifice – the hard way.
The film details four queer Arab stories powerfully told by Australian filmmaker Jordan Bryon. They felt compelled to make the film after reflecting on the Islamophobia these characters had faced in Australia, and their own desire to facilitate personal connections with people who are so often ‘othered’ by the Western world.
EDITORS
Eyas Salman
Carine Doumit
SOUND
Lama Sawaya
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Samer Nimri
Jordan Bryon