34th International Short Film Festival Berlin 2018
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SP 02 Arab Shorts

The Arab Shorts program sets out to make the Arab world more tangible beyond the images transmitted by the media and seek different views for popular topics. At the heart of this program is a young generation, who is looking for their place in a crumbling world straddling the divide between tradition and modern life, between their birth home and living in exile. They, who are subjected to powerlessness in political contexts and the powers of emancipation, will act as guideposts for the future.

23.11.18, 18:00h, Babylon 3

23.11.18, 20:00h, Rollberg Kino

24.11.18, 19:00h, Volksbühne 3. Stock

Arab Shorts
5 films
Roujoula

Roujoula

Ilias El Faris // France, Morocco // 2018 // 22:00 min

Live Action

Imad sells pirated copies of DVDs on the streets to earn enough money to buy a sheep for the Festival of Sacrifice. He fails at everything else so he tries to take advantage of his own brother.

3 Centimetres

3 Centimetres

Lara Zeidan // Lebanon // 2018 // 09:00 min

Live Action

Four young friends at an old amusement park in Beirut get on the Ferris wheel. During a claustrophobic ride they talk until the Ferris wheel stops and a confession is made.

Rupture

Rupture

Yassmina Karajah // Jordan, Canada // 2017 // 18:30 min

Live Action

Four Arab teenagers in exile in Canada are looking for the local public swimming pool after school. But as easy as this day may seem, something other than the scent of summer is in the air.

Tawja gh Uzwag

Tawja gh Uzwag

Family in Exile

Fatima Matousse // Morocco // 2018 // 14:50 min

Documentary

A daughter tries to understand why her despotical father refuses to interact with her mother and her. An intimate documentary discussing the intrafamiliar conflicts of the filmmaker.

Aya

Aya

Moufida Fedhila // France, Tunisia, Qatar // 2017 // 24:00 min

Live Action

Aya lives with her parents in Tunis. Since the family is poor, she gets help from the local Salafists. But with the help there is also religious pressure, which puts Aya in a difficult situation.