Sponsored by: Theresa Hyland & Rick Stoner
Winner: Best Documentary, Cannes; Best Documentary, Gotham Independent Film Awards; Best Documentary, Toronto International Film Festival; many more.
This riveting exploration of rebellion, memory, and sisterhood reconstructs the story of Olfa Hamrouni and her four daughters, unpacking a complex family history to examine how the Tunisian woman's two eldest were radicalized by Islamic extremists. Casting professional actresses as the missing daughters, along with acclaimed Egyptian-Tunisian actress Hend Sabri as Olfa, award-winning director Kaouther Ben Hania restages pivotal moments in the family's life. Four Daughters is a compelling portrait of five women and a unique and ambitious work of nonfiction cinema that explores the nature of memory, the weight of inherited trauma, and the ties that bind mothers and daughters. At The New Yorker, Richard Brody found the film to be a “revelatory, poignant blend of drama, memory and self-scrutiny,” while The San Francisco Chronicle dubbed it “one of the best films of the year.”