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Co-presented by the Arab American National Museum
Our comedy shorts program returns with a selection of sharp, witty, and imaginative films that serve as conduits for social commentary. This year's characters must deal with increasingly absurd situations in pursuit of simple (and some not-so-simple) desires, whether they are trying to steal a kiss, manage a construction site, or bring a horse up to an apartment. However, their efforts are thwarted by the people around them, who are not so understanding of their endeavors...
Meriem and Réda are two young Algerians in love. They're not allowed to kiss in public, and have nowhere private to meet. This simple kiss turns into a real obstacle course. The question is: will they succeed?
About the Filmmaker:
Azedine Kasri is a French and Algerian filmmaker. He started his career as an actor and played in several feature films. In 2017, he directed his first short film 507 HOURS, and then attended La Fémis where he directed TERRITORIES, his second short film. In 2023 he directed a new short movie “Boussa” and developed his first long future film.
- Year2023
- Runtime20 minutes
- LanguageArabic, French
- CountryAlgeria
- PremiereWest Coast Premiere
- GenreComedy, Romance
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- DirectorAzedine Kasri
- ScreenwriterAzedine Kasri, Simon Serna, Médéric De Watteville
- ProducerSylvain De Zangroniz, Yacine Medkour, Hugo LeGrand Nathan
- CastMourad Boudaoud, Anaïs Lazizi, Hichem Mesbah, Boualem Zeblah, Azedine Kasri
Co-presented by the Arab American National Museum
Our comedy shorts program returns with a selection of sharp, witty, and imaginative films that serve as conduits for social commentary. This year's characters must deal with increasingly absurd situations in pursuit of simple (and some not-so-simple) desires, whether they are trying to steal a kiss, manage a construction site, or bring a horse up to an apartment. However, their efforts are thwarted by the people around them, who are not so understanding of their endeavors...
Meriem and Réda are two young Algerians in love. They're not allowed to kiss in public, and have nowhere private to meet. This simple kiss turns into a real obstacle course. The question is: will they succeed?
About the Filmmaker:
Azedine Kasri is a French and Algerian filmmaker. He started his career as an actor and played in several feature films. In 2017, he directed his first short film 507 HOURS, and then attended La Fémis where he directed TERRITORIES, his second short film. In 2023 he directed a new short movie “Boussa” and developed his first long future film.
- Year2023
- Runtime20 minutes
- LanguageArabic, French
- CountryAlgeria
- PremiereWest Coast Premiere
- GenreComedy, Romance
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- DirectorAzedine Kasri
- ScreenwriterAzedine Kasri, Simon Serna, Médéric De Watteville
- ProducerSylvain De Zangroniz, Yacine Medkour, Hugo LeGrand Nathan
- CastMourad Boudaoud, Anaïs Lazizi, Hichem Mesbah, Boualem Zeblah, Azedine Kasri