My Sweet Land
Logline
For 11-year-old Vrej, life in his homeland, Artsakh, is like a paradise, but when war starts again, can he carry a nation's hopes on his young shoulders?
Awards
Lightdox Award | FIPADOC International Documentary Festival (Biarritz, France) 2021.
Spotlight on Docs Award | IDFA Film Festival (Amsterdam, Netherlands) 2021.
Best Arab Documentary Jury Award Winner, Audience Award Winner, FIPRESCI Award Winner | Amman International Film Festival (Amman, Jordan) 2024.
Jordan's Official Selection for the 97th Academy Awards Best Feature Film Category 2024.
Shortlisted for Best Documentary Feature, Nominated for Best Editing, Best Cinematography, Best Original Music Score | International Documentary Association Awards 2024
Up and Coming Competition Jury Award | This Human World Film Festival (Vienna, Austria) 2025.
Best Feature Documentary Award | Human Fest Valencia International Festival of Human Rights (Valencia, Spain) 2025.
Written & Directed by
Sareen Hairabedian
Format
90'
Produced by
Azza Hourani
Sareen Hairabedian
Produced by
HAI Creative (USA, Jordan)
Sister Productions (France)
Soilsíu Films (Ireland)
Co-Produced by
Julie Paratian, David Rane
Executive Producers
Beth Levison
Hallee Adelman
Rintu Thomas
Sushmit Ghosh
Carrie Lozano
Co-Executive Producer
Robina Riccitiello
Impact Producer
Twin Seas Media
Partners
ITVS
ARTE France Grand Format
Radio Télévision Suisse
CNC - Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée
Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine
PROCIREP et l'ANGOA
Screen Ireland
The Arab Fund for Arts and Culture
IDA Enterprise Documentary Fund
The Jordan Film Fund, the Royal Film Commission
Creative Armenia
AGBU
Radio Télévision Suisse
Armenian Film Society
Festivals
Woods Hole Film Festival, 2025
Giffoni Film Festival
Festival Résistances Official Selection, 2025
Jerusalem Arab Film Festival, 2025
DC/DOX, 2025
International Film and Human Rights Festival of Valencia, 2025
International du Documentaire de Lasalle en Cévennes, 2025
DOK.fest München, 2025
Independent Film Festival Boston, 2025
CPH:DOX, 2025
Dublin International Film Festival, 2025
FIPADOC International Film Festival, 2025
Palm Springs International Film Festival, 2025
This Human World Film Festival, 2024
DOC NYC, 2024
Verzió International Human Rights Film Festival, 2024
Bergen International Film Festival, 2024
Golden Apricot Film Festival, 2024
Amman International Film Festival, 2024
World Premiere at Sheffield DocFest, 2024
Film social pages
Film website www.mysweetlanfilm.com