Name Me Lawand
DIRECTOR:
Edward Lovelace
WRITER(S):
Edward Lovelace
PRODUCER(S):
Neil Andrews, Sam Arnold, Marisa Clifford, Fleur Nieddu, Beyan Taher
PARTNERS:
Pulse Films, BFI Doc Society, Channel 4, POV
“a remarkable achievement”.
★★★★☆
The Sunday Times
“impressionistic and deeply moving”.
★★★★☆
(Selected as one of The Best Films of 2023: The Critics' Choice by The Sunday Times)
Empire Magazine
“a beautifully shot, intimate and powerful story”.
★★★★☆
The Guardian
“empathetic and inspiring”.
★★★★☆
Little White Lies
★★★★☆
Time Out
★★★★☆
Winner of Special Jury Prize for Best International Feature and Top 20 Audience Award, HOTDOCS, 2023
Winner of Human Rights Documentary Award, Bergen International Film Festival, 2023
Winner of Children’s Resilience in Film Award, Shine Global Children’s Resilience in Film Awards, 2023
Winner of ReelAbilities Accessibility Award, ReelAbilities, 2023
Winner of Best Feature Documentary, Budapest International Documentary Festival, 2024
Winner of Best Documentary, International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights, 2024
Winner of Best Feature Documentary, RiverRun International Film Festival, 2024
Winners Circle, DOC NYC, 2023
Nominated for Outstanding Social Issue Documentary, Emmy Awards, 2025
Nominated for the Raindance Maverick Award, BIFA, 2023
Nominated for Best Documentary, Grierson Awards, 2023