Shorts Wrap

Mona, a Syrian mother of two children, struggles to protect her daughters from tradition and old-fashioned social issues in Belgium.

Director: Abdulrahman Alshowaiki
Producers: Minne Coudenys & Emma Keymeulen
Cast: Zina Alhalak, Yasser Dahhan, Mira Durgham & May Abdulkader
Hashem Sadaki
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Exploring the mechanism by which a man is transformed into a nail which has specific tasks, this short suggests that the contemporary Syrian is doomed by everlasting regulations that intersect with the values of social equity, injustice and tyranny.

Director, writer & producer: Ahmad ALHAJ
Cast:...

Conquered by Israel in 1967, the Syrian Golan has a military border running through it, which families “cross” by shouting to their loved ones. From his European exile, anxiety-ridden Alhasan Yousef attempts to break free from his inner isolation with this exploration of the power of sound, in an...

* 69th International Short Film Festival Oberhausen

The boy Jihad lives in his father’s cage, who is lieutenant colonel at the olive military. Jihad must also go to a military academy, but his dream is to become a footballer. The Uprising, which is taking place on the Olive Planet, arrives in th...

*Cinemed International du Cinéma Méditerranéen 2023

One night in Tunis. Mariem, a sex worker, tries to reach Dali. Her unrest grows when she fears he will break the promise to give her a double mattress.

Director & Screenwriter Asma Laajimi
Cast Lina Jardak, Issam Absy, Abyr Maaoui & Ghassen Ch...

A chase, footsteps closing in; as you approach your house, it moves further away. This is a recurring nightmare, shared by many Syrians who have fled their homeland. At night they find themselves back in their hometowns, running, chased by invisible men. They’re looking for a safe place they can ...