Gonella Productions

LANGUAGE: Arabic | SUBTITLES: English

Genre: Short Film – Drama - LGBTQ
Running Time: 21 min
Year of production: 2018

SYNOPSIS

Majed is having a hard time grieving for his dead mother, while also taking care of his father who has gone mute due to guilt. When Majed shockingly discovers that his beloved mother used to be a belly dancer, a connection into the past opens unforeseen possibilities.

PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION

Film exports/World sales: Gonella Productions

CAST

Georges Hazim
Carol Abboud
Ziad Seaibe
Georges Youness

MAIN CREDITS

Director: Georges Hazim
Screenwriter: Georges Hazim
Producer: Georges Hazim / Joyce Nakhoul
Director of Photography: Elsy Hajjar
Sound: Tania Kammoun
Editing: Georges Hazim
Sound Editing: Eli Salameh
Music Composer: John Paul Jalawan

TECHNICAL DETAILS

Genre: Short Narrative, Drama
Sub-genre: LGBTQ+
Language: Arabic
Country of origin: Lebanon
Year of production: 2018
Total running time: 20:49
Shooting format: Digital
Color type: Color
Aspect ratio: 16:9
Sound format: Stereo

AWARDS

Best Student Film- Cinemator courts métrages Nouveaux Talents - France
Best Short Film in Visions Section at the 46th Concordia Film Festival - Canada
Best Actor at Galata International Film Festival - Turkey
Best Queer Short- ARTANGO International Queer Festival - 3 Edition- Moscow
Best Screenplay at the NewFilmmakers - Los Angeles

FESTIVAL SELECTIONS

2018
El Gouna Film Festival – Egypt
Medfilm Festival - Italy
Caminhos do Cinema Português – Portugal

2019
International Changing Perspectives Short Film Festival - Turkey
Cinemator courts métrages nouveaux talents - France
Mawjoudin Queer Film Festival - Tunisia
Ayyam Beirut al Cinema'iya - Lebanon
Alfilm -Arab film festival -Berlin
Tripoli Film Festival- Lebanon
CFF- Concordia Film Festival- Canada
Sunderland Shorts Film Festival - Uk
Queer Asia Film Festival - Uk
Galata Frame International Film Festival-Turkey
Odense International Film Festival - Denmark
Duhok International Film Festival- Iraq
Elia Short Films Festival- Jerusalem
Lebanese Film Festival in Canada- Canada
Lebanese Film Festival in Australia - Sydney
Malmö Arab Film Festival - Sweden
WOW international film festival - Tunisia
23rd Annual Arab Film Festival - San Francisco
Seattle Arabian Nights Festival - Seattle
ARTANGO International Queer Festival - 3 Edition - Moscow
Casablanca Arab Film Festival - Morocco
Raksa-Ciné Film Festival-Paris
60 Seconds or Less Video Festival
FARCUME: Festival Internacional de Curtas-Metragens de Faro- Portugal
Ora Union Film Festival-Lebanon
Winchester Film Festival-UK
Original Narrative Film Festival- Dubai
New Filmmakers Film Festival- Los Angeles
Sudan Independent Film Festival – Sudan
Bethlehem Student Film Festival- Palestine

2020
Festival Les Nuits Méditerranéennes 13e Édition - France
9th KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival – India
Atlanta Film Festival- Georgia USA
Longue vue sur le court - Canada