SHORTS I: A DIFFERENT TOMORROW - ALFILM Arab Film Festival Berlin

Das sagt der/die Veranstalter:in:

From the sun-drenched shores of Lebanon to the rough backstreets of Casablanca, these stories are tied together by the common thread of hope. Whether through the creation of art or by boldly confronting those that challenge them, the protagonists ask: what if? What if we dared to imagine a different tomorrow?

Followed by a Film Talk with Hussen Ibraheem (director of Manity) and Zaher Jureidini (cinematographer of Sea Salt).

Sea Salt
Fiction, director: Leila Basma, Czech Republic/Lebanon/Qatar, 2023, 19 min., Arab. with En. ST

On a hot summer day, on the southern seaside of Lebanon, Nayla (Nathalie Issa) is facing the dilemma of her generation: to leave or to stay. Two men in her life have clear ideas about it, but both might wake up to a surprise.

Moon

Documentary, director: Zineb Wakrim, Morocco, 2022, 14 min., Arab. with En. ST

Two Moroccan-Amazigh moon children, Hasna and Samad, catch the light in the middle of the darkness with art and painting.

I Promise You Paradise

Fiction, director: Morad Mostafa, Egypt/France/Qatar, 2023, 25 min., Arab. with En. ST

Following a violent incident, Eissa (Kenyi Marcellino), an African migrant in Egypt is ready to do whatever it takes to save his loved ones.

Kendila
Animation, director: Nadia Rais, Tunisia, 2023, 12 min., Arab. with En. ST

For Awa, music becomes a way to escape the harsh realities her village is facing.

Manity

Fiction, director: Hussen Ibraheem, Lebanon/France, 2023, 15 min., Arab. with En. ST

In the Lebanese mountainside, 11-year-old Firas (Hadi Jibbawi) joins his father (Jade Breidi), on a bird-hunting trip. Lessons will be learned but not as his father had expected.

No Key

Fiction, director: Walid Messnaoui, Morocco, 2022, 22 min., Arab. with En. ST

Desperate to escape their bleak lives on Casablanca's rough streets, two young thieves find a sealed jewelry box. But they are not the only ones eyeing the coveted prize.