The Amina Profile

Sophie Deraspe Canada 2015 84 min.

Syrian Amina Arraf starts an online affair with Sandra Bagaria from Montreal. When Sandra encourages her to launch the provocative blog A Gay Girl in Damascus just before the Syrian uprising, it gets worldwide attention. But who is Amina? Is she even real? The film travels from San Francisco to Washington, Istanbul, Tel Aviv and Beirut to reveal Amina’s mistery. An intriguing story with more than one surprise.