26th Arab Film Festival

Shorts: Animated Explorations

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5 films in package
The Ocean Duck
A woman visits her ailing grandmother in a hospital during a flood, bringing back fond memories of the past as an ancient tale comes to life.
Yuluu
Through a beautifully stripped back animation style, Yuluu looks back at the story of a young woman stranded in Beirut during the abrupt start of the 2006 war.
Have a Nice Dog!
Trapped in Damascus, surrounded by war, a lonely man becomes increasingly lost in his fantasies of fleeing and the inner dialogues with his dog.
Night
As Night falls, a mother searches for her missing child.
The Shadow of the Butterflies
In a mysterious forest, a woman is slowly lured into a nostalgic daydream as she observes butterflies.
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Spanning a number of different styles and mediums, the short films in this year’s Animation Showcase each bring beauty to difficult stories. These talented filmmakers' use of creative and often fantastical storytelling techniques create engaging, if at times emotional, explorations of heavy themes such as war, displacement and loss.

The dust of war keeps the eyes sleepless. Night brings peace and sleep to all the people in the broken town. Only the eyes of the mother of the missing child stay resilient. Night has to trick her into sleeping to save her soul.


Festivals & Awards:

Locarno Film Festival 2021 - Official Selection


About the Filmmaker:

Ahmad Saleh is a Palestinian/German writer and director. His first film, HOUSE, 2012 won a second place in the German Short Film Award and his second film, AYNY, 2016 won an Academy Award. Recently he finished his third short film, NIGHT and is developing his first feature.

  • Year
    2021
  • Runtime
    16 minutes
  • Language
    Arabic
  • Country
    Palestine, State of, Germany, Qatar, Jordan
  • Premiere
    Bay Area Premiere
  • Director
    Ahmad Saleh
  • Screenwriter
    Ahmad Saleh
  • Producer
    Jessica Neubauer, Saleh Saleh, Fabian Driehorst
  • Cast
    Hiam Abbass, Rafia Aridi, Salma Saleh
  • Editor
    Ahmad Saleh
  • Animator
    Basel Nasr, Leon Vidmar, Saleh Saleh
  • Production Design
    Saed Saleh
  • Sound Design
    David Black, Marcus Zilz
  • Music
    Suad Bushnaq
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