At the end of a regular day at his office, a guy will face what we all fear:
ourselves.
Sorry I Drowned
Director: David Habcy & Hussein Nakhal
Lebanon / 2017 / 7’ / in Arabic with English subtitles
The contagious spread of walls, fences and restrictive border measures around
the world has catastrophically failed the millions of people fleeing war,
persecution and despair. This 6-minute animated film “Sorry I Drowned”, created
by the Beirut-based Studio Kawakeb and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), is
inspired by a letter allegedly found on the body of someone who drowned in the
Mediterranean Sea. While we may not know much about the person who wrote the
letter, we do know that its contents are real.
Filthy
Director: Rana Rachid
Lebanon / 2021 / 1’23” / without
dialogue
“Filthy” is an experimental animated short about the consequences of humans
dumping waste in the forests.
How my Grandmother Became a Chair
Director: Nicolas Fattouh
Germany, Lebanon, Qatar / 2020 / 9’30” / without dialogue
An ageing grandmother loses her five senses one after the other before finally
becoming a wooden chair. Throughout her transformation she realizes that her
African housekeeper is not the wild animal she once thought she was but the
caring and loyal family member she was sadly lacking.
Animation Feature:
Marona‘s Tale Fantastic Director: Anca Damian
English with French in’ / 92 / 2019 / France
subtitles
After an accient, a little dog remembers all the different masters shes had successively and loved unconditionally.
