On Her Shoulders
Nadia Murad, a 23-year-old Yazidi, survived genocide and sexual slavery committed by ISIS. Repeating her story to the world, this ordinary girl finds herself thrust onto the international stage as the voice of her people.
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DIRECTOR: Alexandria Bombach
WRITERS: Hishyar Abid, Nawaf Ashur, Deniz Ekici, Yousif Haskan, Shahnaz Osso
PRODUCERS: Hayley Pappas, Brock Williams
CO-PRODUCER: Elizabeth Schaeffer Brown
EDITOR: Alexandria Bombach
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Alexandria Bombach
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Adam Bardach, Marie Therese Guirgis, Matt Ippolito, Alison Klayman, Bryn Mooser
RESEARCHERS: Sarah Sloan, Alexander Seedman
MUSIC BY: Patrick Johnson
Produced by RYOT Films.
AWARDS
CREDITS
Sundance Film Festival, Documentary Directing Award 2018
Sundance Film Festival, Grand Jury Prize 2018
Academy Awards, Shortlisted for Best Documentary Feature in 2018
New York Times: ‘On Her Shoulders’ Review