Flying Paper

2014•52m•

★9.0(1 ratings)

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Overview

Flying Paper tells the uplifting story of resilient Palestinian youth in the Gaza Strip on a quest to shatter the Guinness World Record for the most kites ever flown.

Director

Nitin Sawhney

Writers

Nitin Sawhney, Roger Hill

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Full Crew

Direction

Director: Nitin Sawhney
Director: Roger Hill

Writing

Writer: Nitin Sawhney
Writer: Roger Hill

Production

Associate Producer: Abeer Ahmed
Executive Producer: Uzma Hasan
Producer: Paul Lee
Producer: Anne Paq

Keywords

palestinearabkite flyinggaza stripkiteguinness world record

Flying Paper

2014•52m•

★9.0(1 ratings)

DocumentaryAnimationFamily

Overview

Flying Paper tells the uplifting story of resilient Palestinian youth in the Gaza Strip on a quest to shatter the Guinness World Record for the most kites ever flown.

Director

Nitin Sawhney

Writers

Nitin Sawhney, Roger Hill

Watchlist

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Nitin Sawhney
Director: Roger Hill

Writing

Writer: Nitin Sawhney
Writer: Roger Hill

Production

Associate Producer: Abeer Ahmed
Executive Producer: Uzma Hasan
Producer: Paul Lee
Producer: Anne Paq

Keywords

palestinearabkite flyinggaza stripkiteguinness world record

Did You Know?

It was a co-production between: Palestinian Territory, United States of America.

The film was directed by Nitin Sawhney.

The screenplay was written by Nitin Sawhney and Roger Hill.

This title is listed on IMDb as tt2524004.

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9.0/10

Masterpiece

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Movie Information

Original Title:

Flying Paper

Status:

Released

Language:

العربية, English

Country of Origin:

Palestinian Territory, United States of America

Production Companies:

Flying Paper Productions

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Flying Paper

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