Ismail

Short Film | 28 min | 2013

Director: Nora Alsharif

 
 

Inspired by a day in the life of Palestinian painter Ismail Shammout, Ismail tells the compelling story of a young man struggling to support his parents after their expulsion to a Refugee camp in 1948 by the Israeli forces. Despite the wretched life and distressing conditions he holds to his dream to go to Rome to learn painting. One day and after selling cakes at the train station with his little brother, they heedlessly enter a minefield. As Ismail faces death, and in his struggle to save himself and his brother, we discover his true spirit.

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Production

 

Greyscale Films / Bumpy Road Films

Countries: Jordan, Palestine, UK, Qatar

Cast: Khaled Al Ghuwairy, Nizar Idrees, Mohammed Ibrahimi

Directed by: Nora Alsharif

Written by: Hatem Alsharif 

Produced by: AbdelSalam Akkad / Ana Moreno

Cinematography: Felix Wiedemann

Art Direction: Salim Shehade

Costume Design: Jamila Aladdin & Jessica Snyder

Original Music: Mohammed Sidiq

Sound Design: Victor Bresse

Edited by: Hans Lucas

Awards

Best Short Film | Arab Camera Festival | 2013 | Rotterdam, Netherlands

Best Supporting Actor in Short Film | Evolution Film Festival | 2013 | Palma de Mallorca, Spain

Best Film for Short Mediterranean Film Competition | Alexandria Film Festival | 2014 | Alexandria, Egypt

Best Short Film | Alexandria  Film Festival | 2014 | Alexandria, Egypt

Audience Award - US Shorts | Film Festival of Columbus | 2014 | Columbus, OH USA

Festivals

 

2012

Doha Tribeca Film Festival | Doha, Qatar 

2013

Palm Springs ShortFest | California, USA North American Premiere

Arab Film Festival - Jordan | Amman, Jordan

Evolution International Film Festival | Hollywood, California USA

Toronto Palestinian Film Festival | Toronto, Canada

DC Palestine Film Festival | Washington, VA USA

Boston Palestine Film Festival | Boston, MA USA

Wahran Film Festival | Algeria (Shorts from Ramallah section)

Al Kasaba Theater and Cinematheque, Ramallah

Arab Camera Festival | Rotterdam, Netherlands

Rendezvous Istanbul Film Festival | Istanbul, Turkey

Film Days of Algiers | Algeria

2014

London Short Film Festival | London, UK

30th edition of the European Film Festival of Lille | France

Chicago Palestine Film Festival | Chicago, IL USA

Palestine Film Week | Turkey

Muscat International film Festival | Oman

Eye on Palestine Film Festival | Brussels, Belgium

International Uranium Film Festival | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Malmö Arab Film Festival | Malmö, Sweden

Cannes Film Festival, Short Film Corner | Cannes, France

Asian Film Festival | Tish, Morocco

One Country One Film, Apchat International Film Festival | Apchat, France

Middle East Alternative Sound and Arts Festival | Athens, Greece

Alexandria Film Festival | Alexandria, Egypt

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