Abu Samrah
Alia Haju
alia and the monsters from her childhood are deeply affected by the destruction in beirut. born in a context of war, she develops both shields and vulnerabilities.
in her inner world, she encounters abu samra, a man training to be a superhero to save beirut. he, too, harbors his own monsters but offers imaginative glimpses of resistance, inspiring even the filmmaker herself as she steps into the frame.
Black Star Film Festival, USEcrans du Réel, Lebanon Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, FranceSalem Film Festival, USNew York Arab Festival, USOlhar de Cinema, BrazilLebanon Cinema DaysMostra de Cinema Árabe Feminino, Brazil Lebanese Film Festival, France Festival International Signes de Nuit, FranceDesenzano Film Festival Autumn in Voronet International Film Festival, Romania Rabat International Author Film Festival, Morocco Mediterranean Film Festival, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Lab Special Jury Prize and Lab Student Jury Special Mention at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, FranceSharjah Film Platform Special Mention, Lebanese Film Festival, France Best Performance, Desenzano Film Festival, Italy Best Cinematography, Autumn in Voronet International Film Festival, Romania
Paradoks Film
MFGKuratorium junger deutscher Film AFACDoha Film Institute
