Ayman, Syrian refugee in Lebanon, teaching his wife how to drive his car, the only thing left for him from his country. The lesson takes a wrong turn into madness and nostalgia.
Festivals & Awards:
Short Film Grand Jury Prize - Sundance Film Festival 2019
Silver Hugo Award - Best Narrative Short Film - Chicago International Film Festival 2019
AFI Fest 2019
Dokufest 2019
Filmmaker bio:
Soudade Kaadan is a Syrian director, born in France in 1979, based in London. She studied theater criticism in the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts in Syria and filmmaking at Saint Joseph University (IESAV) Lebanon. Her first feature fiction film The Day I Lost my Shadow was awarded the Lion of The Future for best debut at the 2018 Venice Film Festival, and the jury prize for directing at the LA Film Festival, and screened at various festivals including TIFF, BFI London, Busan and IFFR. Her short film Aziza won the Sundance Grand Jury Prize in 2019.
Learn more about Soudade's life and career on our blog!
- Year2019
- Runtime13 minutes
- LanguageArabic
- CountrySyrian Arab Republic, Lebanon
- GenreDrama, Comedy
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- DirectorSoudade Kaadan
- ScreenwriterSoudade Kaadan, May Hayek
- ProducerSoudade Kaadan
- CastCaresse Bashar, Abdel Moneim Amayri
- CinematographerElsy Hajjar
- EditorSoudade Kaadan
Ayman, Syrian refugee in Lebanon, teaching his wife how to drive his car, the only thing left for him from his country. The lesson takes a wrong turn into madness and nostalgia.
Festivals & Awards:
Short Film Grand Jury Prize - Sundance Film Festival 2019
Silver Hugo Award - Best Narrative Short Film - Chicago International Film Festival 2019
AFI Fest 2019
Dokufest 2019
Filmmaker bio:
Soudade Kaadan is a Syrian director, born in France in 1979, based in London. She studied theater criticism in the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts in Syria and filmmaking at Saint Joseph University (IESAV) Lebanon. Her first feature fiction film The Day I Lost my Shadow was awarded the Lion of The Future for best debut at the 2018 Venice Film Festival, and the jury prize for directing at the LA Film Festival, and screened at various festivals including TIFF, BFI London, Busan and IFFR. Her short film Aziza won the Sundance Grand Jury Prize in 2019.
Learn more about Soudade's life and career on our blog!
- Year2019
- Runtime13 minutes
- LanguageArabic
- CountrySyrian Arab Republic, Lebanon
- GenreDrama, Comedy
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- DirectorSoudade Kaadan
- ScreenwriterSoudade Kaadan, May Hayek
- ProducerSoudade Kaadan
- CastCaresse Bashar, Abdel Moneim Amayri
- CinematographerElsy Hajjar
- EditorSoudade Kaadan