The Bird's Placebo

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The Bird's Placebo

Rami Jarboui // Tunisia, Qatar // 2026 // 20:00 min

Animation // Coming of Age, Drama

Producer: Sarra Ben Hassen [Instinct Bleu], Lotfi Mahfoudh [1001 IMAGES], Ramses Mahfoudh [Godolphin Films]

Language: Arabic // Subtitles: English

Yahya, a young man using a wheelchair from a marginalized neighborhood in Tunisia’s capital, dreams of crossing the Mediterranean. As he grapples with his reality, a strange and transformative encounter sets him on a new path.

Topics:

#Work #Fear #Youth #Violence #Dream #Society #Birds

Festivals & Awards:

Sundance Film Festival, USA 2026 - World Premiere

Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, France 2026

JCC Carthage,Tunisia 2026
Cairo International Film Festival, Egypt 2026
FESCAAAL Milan, Italy 2026
REGARD Quebec, Canada 2026

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Rami Jarboui

Rami Jarboui is a Tunisian filmmaker. His short film Soup won the 2017 Grand Prix International at the Mobile Film Festival. His latest film, The Bird’s Placebo, was selected in Cairo, Carthage, and for the Sundance Film Festival. His upcoming documentary The Salt of the South won the Unifrance Doc Award at CPH:DOX Forum 2025.

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