Life Is Waiting: Credits and Tech Sheet Original Title: Life Is Waiting

Life is Waiting: Credits and Tech Sheet

Original Title: Life is Waiting: Referendum and Resistance in Western Sahara Languages of the original work: Arabic Hassaniya, Spanish, English, and French Subtitles: English, Arabic, Spanish

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Country of Production: Western Sahara/United States/Spain Date of Production:p> April 2015 Original Format: HDCAM Running Time: 59 mins Number of Tapes/Discs: 1 Black and White or Color: Color Screen Format: 16:9; DVD: SD 480p23.98; Quicktime file: HD 1080p23.98 Sound: Stereo Genre: Documentary Themes: Western Sahara, independence, self-determination, human rights, occupation, Spain, Morocco, Algeria, freedom, colonization in Africa

SYNOPSIS

Forty years after its people were promised freedom by departing Spanish rulers, the Western Sahara remains Africa’s last colony. While a UN-brokered ceasefire put an end to armed hostilities in the territory in 1991, the Sahrawi people have continued to live under the Moroccan armed forces' oppressive occupation, and what peace exists in the area is fragile at best. Tens of thousands of Sahrawis have fled to neighboring Algeria, where over 125,000 refugees still live in camps that were intended to be temporary.

In spite of these difficulties, a new movement, with youth at its center, is rising to challenge human rights abuses and to demand the long-promised referendum on freedom. Today’s generation of young activists is deploying creative nonviolent resistance for the cause of self-determination. In doing so, they have persevered against a torrent of conflicting forces. While risking torture and disappearance at the hands of Moroccan authorities, they are also pushing back against those who have lost patience with the international community and are ready to launch another guerrilla war.

The new film from director Iara Lee will examine these tensions as it chronicles the everyday violence of life under occupation, giving voice to the aspirations of a desert people for whom colonialism has never ended.

PRODUCTION

Director, Producer: Iara Lee Co-Producer: Salah Abdelahe

CREDITS

Director of Photography: Jose Yeray Martin 2nd Camera: Eduardo Souto Fraguas Editor: Martin Eller Sound: Jordi Oriola Folch

Music: Mariem Hassan

Additional Music: 12k/Line Records Adel Larbi Coral Igualdad de Gavà Estrella Polisaria Flitoox Kami Rapstyle Njem Allal Shueita Ten and Tracer Tiris Group Yslem Hijo Del Desierto

Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Mahdyar Aghajani

Production Manager: Amelia White

Production Team: Mark Engler Arthur Phillips Eda Pepi Colin Kinniburgh Dan Schenk Maral Satari

Associate Producer: Yunuen Montero

FEATURING

Abdelrahman Abdelmounim Ali Ahmed Salem Aminatou Haidar Baba Weld Blal Bahia Awah Bachir Rayaa Bechir Weld Ali Benda Lebsir Brahim Chagaf Colin Bent Dih Chaddad Ebbaba Hmeida Fatimatou Lamgaimmad Fatma Larbi Flitoox (Said Leili) Galia Omar Hakima Ahmed Lebid Hamsa Lakhal Hanna Lindquist Hassanna Duihi Hassanna Aalia Keith Lomex Khadija Hamdi Khadra Mabruk Lehbib Brahim Luchaa Lebsir Luchaa Saleh Mansour Mannina Haidar Mariem Hassan Mariem Sheikh Maty Mohamed-Fadel Mina Baali Mohamed Laabeid Mohamed Salem Muftah Mohamed Sulaiman Mouloud Yeslem Nadhira Lamin Nadir Bouhmouch Nana Oumar Omar Ahmed Patricio Penalba Salah Amaidan Salah Labssir Selmy Mohamed Gailani Sukeina Taleb Sultana Khaya Tea Jarc Tiba Sidi Haiba Yslem Hijo Del Desierto Zahra Hasnaui Zahra Ramdan Zainaha Abdelhadi

SPECIAL THANKS

AAPSS - Asociación de Amistad con el Pueblo Saharaui de Sevilla Monica di Marco

Adala and Karama Association Elhaj Brahim Haji

AFAPREDESA Abdu Abdelmonem Abdeslam Omar

Amnesty International USA Sunjeev Berry

Asoc. de Amigos de la Televisión Saharaui RASD TV Jordi Solans Miquel

ASVDH/Association Sahraouie Des Victimes des Violations Graves Leila Leili Zeyou Abderahman

Bellas Artes School Zaim Allal

CEAS-Sahara Coordinadora Estatal de Asociaciones Solidarias con el Sahara Sato Díaz Santi Gimeno José Taboada Valdés

CSPRON Hayat Telkhalidi Abdelhay Toubali Lahcen Dalil

Escuela de Formación Audiovisual Abidin Kaid Saleh Eloy Domínguez Saleh Carlos Cristobal FiSahara María Carrión Leila Nachawati Rego María Ramos Mayka Guerao Enríquez

Liga de Estudiantes Saharauis en Madrid

Plataforma Gritos contra el Muro Marroquí

Polisario Abdulah Elarabi/Arabi

Polisario - DC Mohamed Beissat Yeslem

Polisario - Spain Bouchraya Beyoune

RASD Ministry of Culture

RASD Protocol Ahmed Salek Kaid Salek

RASD Radio Mohamed Bachiri

RASD School of Arts

RASD School of Music

RASD TV Jalil Mohamed

Sahara Libre Wear Alonso Gil

Sahrawi center for Media and Information Naji Alali Mohamed Lamine Elidrissi

Sahrawi School of Art and Cinema Charo Escobar

Sahrawi Saguia Elhamra Center for Strategic Studies Baba Sayed

Sahrawi Voice

Plataforma Gritos contra el muro Marroquí Mohamed Salem Werad

Sahrawi Friendship Generation Limam Boicha TVE Yolanda Sobero

UNMS -Unión Nacional de Mujeres Saharauis Fatma El Mehdi

Vacanone la Maquina José Miguel Jiminez

Abbah Weld Ahmed Brahim Ahmed Mohamed Lamin Aluma Burki Liman Carmen Rodríguez Chaba Seini Covadonga Canteli Dah Salama Dat Danielle Smith Dargalha Jatri Edi Escobar El Ghalia Djimi Elhum Shakerifar Emma Blanco Anguera Evin Er Incir Fabiola Fabs Fala Fatma Dahwar Fatomina Sidi Federico Guzman Flavia Cerquoni Guillem Gallego Heimu Mohamed Jeff Marcello Kefila Jatri Khadjettou Aalyat Swailam Manna Mohamed Sheikh Manuel Domínguez Maryame Bouhalla Mohamdi Daida Mohamed Ali Ali Salem Mohamed Hafdalla Mohamed Jarub Mohamed Mhamdi Mohamed Nafea Mohamed Salem Bouaamoud Mohamed Tayeb Mohammed Fadet Munal Mohamed Mustafa Brattah Neon The Rapper Neus Ventura Om El Fadli Daod Óscar Escolar Reis Gallego Perales Robin Kahn Saleh Brahim Salek Al Amin Salma Dah Sidi Talebbuia Suilma Aali Tahar Alibaiba Baddi Habaddi Tumana Ahmed Salama Xavier Zaidan Ahmed Zaidan

VOLUNTEERS

Aaron Vlek Agaila Abba Agustina Velazco AlSayed Alberto Sastre Alexia Polasky Álvaro Vargas Arrate Landaluze Carla Martínez Carol Jaque Cecilia Sobron Cinthia Carvajal David Matus Daniela Magliano Estefanía Sierra Zanella Eve Dearborne Fadi Abu Jabal Fernanda Delcogno Gillian Maxwell Imane Mokri Khalil Asmar Lahbib Manssouri Louise Thompson Mabel Cobos Fontana Mahdi Mayara Mar Luna Mariela Andrade Minetu Tata Larabas Sueidat Mohamed Taleb Najat Allili Natalia Mora Octavio Salles Oumaima Mahmud Sah Patricia García González Quetzal Tzab Robert Der Alexanian Rodrigo Arriaza Rojas Salek Belaou Salka Barca Sebastián Nelson Nadilo Shane Cassidy Sidati Haimmad Susana Cejas Svenja Berry Bary Teresita Giacaman Yunuen Gaona Reyes Zaui Mahmud Taleb Zoé Gómez Cassardo