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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...
A young man tries to climb up with a horse to live with him in his apartment through the narrow flight of stairs of his building, while the neighbors stand against him.
Festivals & Awards: Saudi Film Festival 2024 - Winner Golden Palm for the Best GCC Film
About the Filmmaker:
Hashim Sharaf is a Bahraini film director, graduated from RMIT University, Australia, with a Bachelor degree in Filmmaking & Cinema studies. Since then, Hashim established himself as a leading figure in the Bahraini film industry by receiving local and international awards for his short films and directing major TV shows on Shahid.
Hashims’ short films won the Jury prize in Baghdad Film Festival (2016), Best Film in GCC in Sharjah Film Festival (2015), Best Director at Red Carpet Festival and was nominated for the Best film award by the National Arab American Society (NAAS) in Carthage International Film Festival in Tunis, one of the most important film events in Africa and Arab world.
On the other hand, in the last 10 years, he produced and directed TV shows and commercials in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman for the biggest corporate companies in the region and and got awarded with the Pioneer marketer 1st Place Award in Riyadh.
- Year2023
- Runtime15 minutes
- LanguageArabic
- CountryBahrain
- PremiereUS Premiere
- GenreComedy
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- DirectorHashim Sharaf
- ScreenwriterHashim Sharaf
- ProducerNehal Eissa
- CastMubarak Khamis, Omar Al Saeedi
- CinematographerAhmad Jalboush
- Production DesignYousif AlAhmed
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...
A young man tries to climb up with a horse to live with him in his apartment through the narrow flight of stairs of his building, while the neighbors stand against him.
Festivals & Awards: Saudi Film Festival 2024 - Winner Golden Palm for the Best GCC Film
About the Filmmaker:
Hashim Sharaf is a Bahraini film director, graduated from RMIT University, Australia, with a Bachelor degree in Filmmaking & Cinema studies. Since then, Hashim established himself as a leading figure in the Bahraini film industry by receiving local and international awards for his short films and directing major TV shows on Shahid.
Hashims’ short films won the Jury prize in Baghdad Film Festival (2016), Best Film in GCC in Sharjah Film Festival (2015), Best Director at Red Carpet Festival and was nominated for the Best film award by the National Arab American Society (NAAS) in Carthage International Film Festival in Tunis, one of the most important film events in Africa and Arab world.
On the other hand, in the last 10 years, he produced and directed TV shows and commercials in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman for the biggest corporate companies in the region and and got awarded with the Pioneer marketer 1st Place Award in Riyadh.
- Year2023
- Runtime15 minutes
- LanguageArabic
- CountryBahrain
- PremiereUS Premiere
- GenreComedy
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- DirectorHashim Sharaf
- ScreenwriterHashim Sharaf
- ProducerNehal Eissa
- CastMubarak Khamis, Omar Al Saeedi
- CinematographerAhmad Jalboush
- Production DesignYousif AlAhmed