Monday 31 January
at 7 PM
Falling Into the
Summit

Aya Radi, 5 minutes, No
dialogue, Animation, Jordan, 2020
In the presence of the
director Aya Radi
The film discusses life away
from home and how it can tempt us away from family and stability.
Saleh, lives in his small hut with his mother, living off the apple
tree next to his house. Yet, he always watched the city on the
mountain and dreamt of visiting it. When the apple tree loses some
of its yield, the city tempts him to leave his mother and his
livelihood and head to the city.
The film was screened at
Amman International Film Festival – Awal Film in its second edition,
Ismailia International Film Festival, Happy Future Scripts Film
Festival, 5th Chaniartoon 2021 - International Comic & Animation
Festival, ANIMASYROS International Animation Festival, SAMA
International Film Festival, African Women Mobile International Film
Festival, Animae Caribe International Animation & Digital Media
Festival.
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Why?

Mohammad Rahahleh, 5
minutes, Narrative in Arabic with English subtitles, Jordan, 2020
In the presence of the
director Mohammad Rahahleh
A street sweeper, in his
mid-twenties, is in charge of cleaning one of the city's most
crowded downtown districts. He encounters several obstacles,
problems as well as disrespectful and reckless behaviors, which
impact his motivation to work. Unexpectedly, he receives help from a
stranger.
The film has won Best
Foreign Short Film Award at the 9th Long Beach International Film
Festival and Best Sound Award at the 32nd Voiron International Film
Festival. It participated in the competition of the 7th Hungarian
Disability Film Festival- Budapest and Le Chouette Festival.
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Night

Ahmad Saleh, 16 minutes,
Animation, in Arabic with English subtitles, Jordan/Germany/ Qatar/
Palestine, 2021
The dust of war keeps the
eyes sleepless. Night brings peace and sleep to all the people in
the broken town. Only the eyes of the mother of the missing child
stay resilient. Night must trick her into sleeping to save her soul.
“Night” had its World
Premiere at Locarno Film Festival. The film has won Best Animation
at Karama Human Rights Film Festival, the Special Jury Award at
Torino Film Festival, a Special Mention at Palestine Cinema Days and
the Bronze Brick Award at Animax Skopje Fest. The film has
participated in numerous film festivals including: El Gouna Film
Festival, Ajyal Film Festival, Reel Palestine Film Festival, Tallinn
Black Night Film Festival.
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Huda

May Al-Ghouti, 12 minutes,
Narrative, in Arabic with English subtitles, Jordan, 2020
“Huda” is a short social
commentary, set in Jordan, on the idea of getting married, no matter
what. Huda, gets dressed for her wedding at home, helped by her
sister, Mariam. Mariam notices bruises on Huda’s body and is
horrified by the realization that Huda’s fiancé beats her. Mariam
immediately wants to call everything off, but Huda is adamant about
going ahead with the wedding.
The film has won the Black
Iris Award for Best Arab Short Film at Amman International Film
Festival – Awal Film in its first edition. It was also screened at
World of Women (WOW) Film Fair and the Lebanese Independent Film
Festival.
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Arnoos

Samer Z.M. Battikhi, 17
minutes, Narrative, in Arabic with English subtitles, Jordan, 2021
In the presence of the
director Samer Z.M. Battikhi
During a normal day at a
shopping square in Amman, Sami, a 15-year-old spoiled naive kid, and
the street-smart hustler Mahmoud, a 15-year-old corn seller are
ready to execute their plan to steal an unexpected gift that will
impress Sami’s girlfriend, not knowing of the uncalculated twists
that are coming their way from the shop owners.
“Arnoos” competed at El
Gouna Film Festival and Carthage Film Festival in 2021. |