Summer Fasting (Jeûne d'été)
Ajyal Competition, Ajyal at Vox
Abdenoure Ziane / Short Narrative / France / 2020 / 18 min / Colour / DCP2K
In French / Arabic, English subtitles
Interests: Comedy, Coming of age, Religion, Youth, Immigration, Family, Friendship, Education
MENA Premiere
Synopsis
Scorching beneath the summer sun, eleven-year-old Kader is determined to observe Ramadan for the first time. He is accompanied on this monumental endeavour by his best friend Rudy, who isn’t Muslim and considers this tradition a new game. To survive the day, the two children must elude hunger, thirst, and boredom. ‘Summer Fasting’ is a light-hearted short about moral duty, friendship and family satiated with a generous serving of humour and candour along the way.
About the Directors
Following his bachelor’s degree, Abdenoure Ziane joined Luc Besson’s Ecole de la Cité in the screenplay department. Since 2015, he has worked as a technician and assistant on sets. He is a member of Sans Gêne, a group that organises exhibitions and cultural events in Paris. In 2019 he directed his first short ‘Manifesto’ starring Darina Al-Joundi, Antonio Buíl and Guillaume Cloud-Roussel. His second film ‘Jeûne d’été (Summer Fasting)’ won the Moulin D’Andé Grand Prix and was selected by the Clermont-Ferrand International short film festival.
Credits
- Director
- Abdenoure Ziane
- Screenwriter
- Abdenoure Ziane
- Producer
- Archibald Martin
- Editor
- Julie Léna
- Associate Producer
- Théo Laboulandine, Hélène Mitjavile
- Sound
- Colin Favre-Bulle, Armin Reiland, Simon Apostolou
- Distributor
- Melocoton Films
- Cast
- Sabri Ouamar , Timi-Joy Marbot, Younès Bouab , Naidra Ayadi