THE NEIGHBORHOOD STORYTELLER
Sunday, August 28, 2022 at 6:00 PM
FEATURE DOCUMENTARY | 50 MIN | Arabic | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Directed by Alejandra Alcala
Produced by Francisco Alcala
General Admission $10 | Student + Children $8

War tragically pushed Asmaa out of her home country, Syria, where her destiny had been written as a wife and mother with only 16 years of age. Asmaa rebuilt her adult identity as the neighborhood storyteller and began using reading aloud to children for fun as a bridge to tackle critical issues in her new community at the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan.

The Neighborhood Storyteller is a documentary feature film that explores human resilience, the transition from child to adult and one's capacity to turn hardships into an opportunity for self growth.

About the Directors

Alejandra Alcala (Mexico, 1991) graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design at the Istituto Europeo di Design, Barcelona. After working as a Creative Strategist in a Communication Agency for MWC, the largest tech event in Barcelona, she decided to enter the audio visual world through a Postgraduate Degree in Motion Graphics, Post-Production and 3D Design. For the last 4 years, Alejandra has been fully dedicated to HOME Storytellers as Co-Founder and Creative Director. While she still practices as a Visual Designer, she has evolved into a full time documentary filmmaker taking on the role as Creative Director and Editor of award-winning short documentary film, Hot Dogs on a Tricycle (HOME Storytellers, 2019), Co-Director and Editor of award winning, No Single Origin (HOME Storytellers, 2020). Alejandra directed her first feature film, The Neighborhood Storyteller (HOME Storytellers, 2021), and as a first time director she is proud to have won Mountain Film Festival Women in Film award.