Faithful | De nos frères blessés
August 18, 2021A Handful of Dates
August 18, 2021Faithful | De nos frères blessés
August 18, 2021A Handful of Dates
August 18, 20218 Years
Synopsis: Najla is still living in her childhood: the last images in her memory are 8 years old. War, childhood, and passion for cinema, all these phases are mixed in her heart and brain. Nothing can awaken them except Ziad who takes care of her and who decides to use cinema in order to let her memorise and remember one of the turning points in her life: her holy communion.
Director’s Biography: Ziad Mazraani is a photographer, filmmaker, and creative editor based in North Lebanon, with a passion for photography that turned into a career in filmmaking. He has won awards at numerous international photography contests, and his photos were featured in many prestigious international magazines. Moreover, he is a top filter creator for Instagram, Facebook, and Snapchat. He was the runner-up at the Sundance TV Shorts Competition in the MENA region for his short film "Huit Ans" and was officially selected in many festivals. Through his work, he focuses on showcasing the stories of different people with diverse backgrounds.
- DIRECTORS: Ziad Mazraany
- GENRE: Drama
- YEAR : 2020
- TIME: 12 minutes
- RATING: General Audience
- COUNTRY: Lebanon
- LANGUAGE: Arabic – subtitled in English and Arabic
- SCREENPLAY: Doris Saba
- CAST: Najla Mazraany, Ziad Mazraany
- CINEMATOGRAPHY: Fatma Rasha Shehadeh
- EDITING: Ornella Maalouf
- PRODUCERS: Melissa Roukos
- AWARDS: Runner-up Prize Winner – Sundance TV 2020 Shorts MENA 2020
- CATEGORY: Jordanian Premiere
- CATEGORY: Arab Short Films