Sponsored by Alefb, the playful way to learn the Arabic language and culture
This program of short films from Lebanon explores the stories of the Lebanese people and their multifaceted lives and experiences. While all tinged with political unrest and socio-economic issues, their stories are vast and varied. From films grounded in this difficult reality to imaginative explorations of love, dreams and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, these shorts reinforce the unshakeable spirits and boundless creativity of the Lebanese people, even through difficult times.
This program includes the following films:
Roadblock (France, Lebanon) dir. Dahlia Nemlich
Tamouzi (Lebanon) dir. Ali Dekmak
Beity (Lebanon) dir. Isabelle Mecattaf
How My Grandmother Became a Chair (Lebanon) dir. Nicolas Fattouch
Light Fingers (Lebanon) dir. Carina Ashkar
Will You Bury Me (Lebanon) dir. Noor Eldine Aboud
Space Woman (France, Lebanon) dir. Hadi Moussally
A Yezidi teenager who lives in a refugee camp helps his family by selling sheep milk, but when his main Yezidi customer is no longer in service, he has to sell it to Muslim shop owners who are not interested.
About the filmmaker:
Saman Mustefa is born in 1996 in Kurdistan – Iraq. In 2015 Saman made his very first short film The Unknown Life, which he wrote, produced and directed by himself. He was chosen best young director in Kurdistan for his short film at the Rwanga Festival, which was held in Iraq - Kurdistan – Suleymaniah. He has worked with some famous Kurdish and European directors and producers such as Sahim Omar Khalifa, Mehmet Aktas, Sergio Trefaut, Hussein Hessen, Kamiran Betasi. Since then he has made six short films himself, and worked in a lot of other Kurdish films, mostly as 1AD and Actor. Now he is a production member with Mitos film. He is also an actor with Karen Cifarelli talent consulting.
- Year2021
- Runtime13 minutes
- LanguageKurdish
- CountryIraq
- DirectorSaman Mustefa
- ScreenwriterSaman Mustefa
- ProducerSaman Mustefa
- CastResuz Betasi, Muhammed Fakhir, Neima Abdo, Ahmed Mohammed, Shivan Abdi, Kamiran Betasi
- CinematographerKamiran Betasi
- EditorAli Dalaki
- Sound DesignShahram Ahmedian
- MusicIssa Hassan
Sponsored by Alefb, the playful way to learn the Arabic language and culture
This program of short films from Lebanon explores the stories of the Lebanese people and their multifaceted lives and experiences. While all tinged with political unrest and socio-economic issues, their stories are vast and varied. From films grounded in this difficult reality to imaginative explorations of love, dreams and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, these shorts reinforce the unshakeable spirits and boundless creativity of the Lebanese people, even through difficult times.
This program includes the following films:
Roadblock (France, Lebanon) dir. Dahlia Nemlich
Tamouzi (Lebanon) dir. Ali Dekmak
Beity (Lebanon) dir. Isabelle Mecattaf
How My Grandmother Became a Chair (Lebanon) dir. Nicolas Fattouch
Light Fingers (Lebanon) dir. Carina Ashkar
Will You Bury Me (Lebanon) dir. Noor Eldine Aboud
Space Woman (France, Lebanon) dir. Hadi Moussally
A Yezidi teenager who lives in a refugee camp helps his family by selling sheep milk, but when his main Yezidi customer is no longer in service, he has to sell it to Muslim shop owners who are not interested.
About the filmmaker:
Saman Mustefa is born in 1996 in Kurdistan – Iraq. In 2015 Saman made his very first short film The Unknown Life, which he wrote, produced and directed by himself. He was chosen best young director in Kurdistan for his short film at the Rwanga Festival, which was held in Iraq - Kurdistan – Suleymaniah. He has worked with some famous Kurdish and European directors and producers such as Sahim Omar Khalifa, Mehmet Aktas, Sergio Trefaut, Hussein Hessen, Kamiran Betasi. Since then he has made six short films himself, and worked in a lot of other Kurdish films, mostly as 1AD and Actor. Now he is a production member with Mitos film. He is also an actor with Karen Cifarelli talent consulting.
- Year2021
- Runtime13 minutes
- LanguageKurdish
- CountryIraq
- DirectorSaman Mustefa
- ScreenwriterSaman Mustefa
- ProducerSaman Mustefa
- CastResuz Betasi, Muhammed Fakhir, Neima Abdo, Ahmed Mohammed, Shivan Abdi, Kamiran Betasi
- CinematographerKamiran Betasi
- EditorAli Dalaki
- Sound DesignShahram Ahmedian
- MusicIssa Hassan