Ana Min Wein? (Where Am I From?)
Year: 2022
Short Film
Commission: Somerset House
A short film and visual diary that constructs my genealogical journey using two different voices, my own and an AI narrator.
Synopsis
After immigrating to the US from Saudi Arabia at a young age, I explores my identity by tracing my childhood and family memories. While the AI character supports my journey, it reveals stereotypes and biases derived from its training and algorithmic composition.
By juxtaposing oral storytelling against AI, Where Am I From? exposes the reduction of my culture and eradication of my ancestors' collective memories.
// Selected Screenings
2025 – M+ Museum
2024 – CPH:DOX
2024 – International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights (FIFDH)
2024 – Museo Tamayo (Máquina Deseante, KADIST)
2023 – Neural Net Aesthetics (New Museum, Rhizome)
2023 – International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA)
2023 – Centre Pompidou (The Future Isn’t What It Used to Be, KADIST)
2025 – M+ Museum
2024 – CPH:DOX
2024 – International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights (FIFDH)
2024 – Museo Tamayo (Máquina Deseante, KADIST)
2023 – Neural Net Aesthetics (New Museum, Rhizome)
2023 – International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA)
2023 – Centre Pompidou (The Future Isn’t What It Used to Be, KADIST)
// Awards & Features
2024 – The New York Times Op-Docs
2023 – The Lumen Prize (Moving Image Prize)
2024 – The New York Times Op-Docs
2023 – The Lumen Prize (Moving Image Prize)