Brotherhood
Spring Grants 2018
Meryam Joobeur / Short Narrative / Canada, Tunisia, Qatar, Sweden / 2018 / 25 min / Colour / Original Language: Arabic, English / Interests: Drama, Social Issues, Youth, Family
Synopsis
Malik, an eighteen-year-old with flaming red hair, returns to his small village in Tunisia after fighting in Syria and must confront a complicated relationship with his father.
Credits
- Director
- Meryam Joobeur
- Screenwriter
- Meryam Joobeur
- Producer
- Habib Attia, Sarra Ben-Hassen, Maria Gracia Turgeon, Meryam Joobeur, Annick Blanc
- Production Company
- Cinétéléfilms
About the Director
Meryam Joobeur believes wholeheartedly in the transformative power of storytelling and hopes that her films can capture the beauty, complexity and universal nature of the human condition. Her short films Gods, Weeds and Revolutions (2012) and Born in the Maelstrom (2017) screened internationally. Her Oscar nominated short Brotherhood (2018) screened at 150+ festivals and won 75 international prizes. “Who do I belong to” is her first feature film.
Awards and Festival History
Festivals
"Stocholm FF 2018
Sundance FF 2019, Shorts
Amsterdam Arab FF 2019
FESTIVAL DEL CINEMA AFRICANO, D’ASIA E AMERICA LATINA 2019
Manarat FF 2019
NAMUR IFF 2019
Alfilm Arab FF 2020 "
"Best Canadian Short Film, TIFF 2018 (WP)
Best Short Film, Cairo IFF 2018
Golden Tanit for Best Short Fiction, Carthage FF 2018
Audience Award and Grand Prize for Best Short Film, Montreal Festival of New Cinema 2018
Special Mention of the Jury, Clermont