In war-stricken Palestine, a woman prepares a meal for her family to break the fast in the month of Ramadan. A phone call by an Israeli soldier alerts her of the bombing of her building in 10 minutes.
Director: Sina Salimi
Writer: Lucas Abrahão
Producer: Sergio Salazar
Editor: Ahmed Abdelrazek
Cinematographer: Francesco Crivaro
Sound Design: Indrek Soe
Production Design: Kristjan Suits
Sameera Elasir as LANA
Ahmed Abdelrazek as THE AGENT
Alaa Zubaydi as KAREEM
Leila Ziyad as LEILA
Awards and screenings:
PREMIERE: Cairo International Film Festival – Egypt
YOUSSEF CHAHINE AWARD FOR THE BEST SHORT FILM
November 2017
Karama Human Rights Film Festival – Jordan
December 2017
Haifa Independent Film Festival – Palestine
March 2018
Setting Sun Film Festival – Australia
April 2018
Montclair Film Festival – USA
April 2018
Sehsüchte International Student Film Festival – Germany
April 2018
Fajr International Film Festival – Iran
April 2018
Chicago Palestine Film Festival – USA
May 2018
Timișoara Refugee Art Festival – Romania
May 2018
Le Petit Cannes – France
BEST DRAMA SHORT FILM
May 2018
Indie Cyprus Short Film Festival – Cyprus
May 2018
ASTO International Open Air Cinema Short Film Festival – Greece
June 2018
Big Sur International Short Film Screening Series – USA
July 2018
HK Film Art International Film Festival – Hong Kong
July 2018
Blackstar International Film Festival – Ghana
August 2018
Art For Peace International Festival – Iran
September, 2018
Festival Universitario de Cine y Audiovisuales El Equinoxio – Colombia
BEST INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY SHORT FILM
September, 2018
Tetova International Film Festival – Macedonia
October, 2018
RAVAC International Film Festival – Republic of Moldova
October, 2018
Queen Palm International Film Festival – USA
SILVER AWARD WINNER - WAR DRAMA SHORT FILM
October, 2018
KineNova International Film Festival – Macedonia
October, 2018
ArtCity Short Film Festival – Cameroon
October, 2018
NOIA Audiovisual University Festival – Brazil
October, 2018
Twin Cities Film Fest – USA
October, 2018
Karama Human Rights Film Festival Gaza – Palestine
October, 2018
Global University Students Film Festival – Hong Kong
November, 2018
ASFF – Italy
November, 2018
Chihuahua International Film Festival – Mexico
November, 2018
FECEA – Brazil
November, 2018
Karama Human Rights Film Festival Yemen – Yemen
Postponed*
Lond on Palestine Film Festival – UK
November, 2018
Woodpecker International Film Festival – New Dheli
November, 2018
Manchester Kinofilm International Short Film Festival – UK
November, 2018
International Hak-İş Short Film Contest – Turkey
BEST SHORT FILM
BEST ACTRESS
November, 2018
IFF Kyrgyztan - Land of short films – Kyrgyztan
December 12 to 15, 2018
Istanbul International Short Film Festival – Turkey
December 14 to 21, 2018
Karama Human Rights Film Festival Lybia – Lybia
December, 2018
Kathmandu World Film Festival – Nepal
December, 2018
Mashariki African Film Festival – Rwanda
March 2019
Fulana Fest – Colombia
March 2019
MIFEC International Film School Festival – Portugal
April 2019
Lift-Off Sessions – UK
June 2019
Our Shorts Their Shorts – Bangladesh
July 20, 2019
MICGénero – Mexico
August to September, 2019
Nazra Palestine Short Film Festival – Italy
October 16, 2019
Burien Film Festival – USA
October 19, 2019
Boston Palestine Film Festival – USA
October 26, 2019
Wandering Reel Traveling Film Festival – USA
October 26, 2019
TRT World Citizen Short Film Contest – Turkey, UK, Bosnia
BEST SHORT FILM
November, 2019
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