TIFF ’20: Mayye Zayed on making “Lift Like A Girl,” funding, COVID-19

Filmmaker Mayye Zayed’s debut feature documentary, Lift Like A Girl, will have its world premiere at the 45th Toronto International Film Festival tomorrow (Sept. 12). The 92-minute observational film follows 14-year-old ...

September 11, 2020

Filmmaker Mayye Zayed’s debut feature documentary, Lift Like A Girl, will have its world premiere at the 45th Toronto International Film Festival tomorrow (Sept. 12). The 92-minute observational film follows 14-year-old ...

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Anke Peterson, Anna Bolster, Cleo Media, Jyoti Film, Lift Like A Girl, Mayye Zayed, Rufy's FIlms, TIFF '20, Toronto International Film Festival

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Anke Peterson, Anna Bolster, Cleo Media, Jyoti Film, Lift Like A Girl, Mayye Zayed, Rufy's FIlms, TIFF '20, Toronto International Film Festival

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