Songs of Adam
Fall Grants 2024 - Post-Production Stage
Oday Rasheed / Feature Narrative / Iraq, Netherlands, United States of America, Saudi Arabia, Qatar / 98 min / Original Language: Arabic / Interests: Drama, Fantasy
Synopsis
“The year is 1946. Under their father’s strict orders, Adam drags his younger brother, Ali, to witness the ritual washing of their grandfather’s corpse before burial. Their cousin, Iman, their constant playmate, is excluded from the ritual simply because she is a girl. The sight of the corpse has a profound effect on Adam, who declares that he doesn’t want to grow up. From that moment on, Adam stops ageing.
As years pass, the villagers come to view Adam as cursed, while his brother, struggling with his own ageing, believes Adam should be institutionalised. Only Iman and Anki, a shepherd and Adam’s lifelong best friend, see his condition as a blessing—preserving in him the pure and innocent goodness of a child.
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Credits
- Director
- Oday Rasheed
- Screenwriter
- Oday Rasheed
- Producer
- Majed Rasheed, Ally Tubis, Oday Rasheed
- Production Company
- KiAn Films Production
About the Director
Oday Rasheed is an Iraqi-American writer and director. In 2003, he filmed his first feature, ‘Underexposure’, the first film made in Iraq after the U.S. invasion. The world premiere took place at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, where it won multiple awards, including Best Film at the Singapore International Film Festival. In 2009, Rasheed completed ‘Qarantina’, which received the Jury Prize at the Oran Film Festival. After immigrating to the United States in 2012, he directed his first English-language film, ‘If You See Something’, which premiered at the 2024 Woodstock International Film Festival. His latest film, ‘Songs of Adam’, premiered at the Red Sea International Film Festival 2024, winning the Best Screenplay Award.