ABOUT THE FILM
LONG SYNOPSIS
THE JUDGE provides rare insight into Shari’a law, an often misunderstood legal framework for Muslims, told through the eyes of the first woman judge to be appointed to the Middle East’s religious courts. When she was a young lawyer, Kholoud Al-Faqih walked into the office of Palestine’s Chief Justice and announced she wanted to join the bench. He laughed at her. But just a few years later, Kholoud became the first woman judge in the Shari’a courts. THE JUDGE offers a unique portrait of Kholoud—her brave journey as a lawyer, her tireless fight for justice for women, and her drop-in visits with clients, friends, and family. In the process, the film illuminates some of the universal conflicts in the domestic life of Palestine—custody of children, divorce, abuse—while offering an unvarnished look at life for women under Shari’a law.
Producer Erika Cohn
Executive Producers Geralyn Dreyfous, Diana Lady Dougan, Barbara Dobkin, Patty Quillin, Sally Jo Fifer, Lois Vossen
Co-Producers Jennifer Jordan, Sara Maamouri, Amber Fares, Mark Lipson
post production supervisor Mark Lipson
field producer Sabreen Taha, May Odeh
supervising producer for ITVS Michael Kinomoto
Associate Producers Nicole Docta, Natasha Atalla
Editors Sara Maamouri, Ken Schneider
Cinematographer Amber Fares
Music Omar Fadel
Cast Kholoud Al-Faqih and family
FESTIVALS
2017: Toronto, IDFA, DOC NYC
AWARDS
Audience Award (CUFF.Docs)
FESTIVAL TERRITORIES
The World
EXHIBITION FORMATS
DCP, Blu-Ray, DVD
PRESS KIT
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DIALOGUE LIST
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