“Oh my god! you bring back so many childhood memories,” said Afra Ahmed, an Emirati in her 30s, a sentiment expressed by most of the Emirati and Arab attendees, young and old. Just how much her voice is loved was illustrated in the reaction of the audience in her appearance as a guest speaker recently at the opening ceremony of the 2nd Sharjah International Children’s Film Festival. She starred in and co-wrote the documentary Amal, by Emirati filmmaker Nujoom Al Ghanem, that won the Muhr Emirati main award at the 2011 Dubai Film Festival.īut it is for cartoons that she is recognised. She has worked with famous directors such as Fawaz Al Sajer, Manuel Gigy, Mansour Al Salti and Nader Qassim. The Syrian actress, writer and artist has been in many serious and award-winning productions, with a distinguished career in film, books and theatre, appearing in more than 20 plays around the Arab world.
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