A Gay Girl in Damascus: The Amina Profile (movie)
- User score: 6.2
- Production country: Canada
- Producer: Sophie Deraspe
- Production companies: ONF | NFB, Les Films du 3 Mars
- Genre: Documentary
- Release date: 1/24/2015
- Run time: 84 min.
Movie description
There is no indication that this typical online flirtation between two strangers would turn into a case of shocking international intrigue. For months, Sandra in Montreal and Amina, a Syrian-American, bond romantically and intellectually. Encouraged by Sandra, Amina launches a blog called "A Gay Girl in Damascus," representing a marginalized voice in the Middle East on politics, religion, and sexuality. Rapidly garnering worldwide attention, Amina becomes something of a star blogger. But when Syria enters the Arab uprising of 2011, Sandra receives word that Amina has been kidnapped, and soon the search for Amina becomes a global concern and an even larger mystery to solve.
