Two young boys run away from their mother’s protection and slack line on the danger of war to play music with the instrument they always dreamt to have.
Cast
Ahmad Saleh (Voice) Crew
Screenwriter: Ahmad Saleh
DOP: Lionel Poutiaire Somé
Editor: Ahmad Saleh
Original Title: Ayny
Production Company(ies):
Academy of Media Arts Cologne
Producer(s):
Stefan Gieren
Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF), UAE
Beirut Cinema Days, Lebanon
Animate Palestine Festival (Animate. Ps), Palestine
Queens World Film Festival (QWFF), USA
Sudan Independent Film Festival (SIFF), Sudan
ALFILM - Arab Film Festival Berlin, Germany
Palm Springs International Shortfest, USA
Ismailia International Film Festival for Documentaries and Shorts, Egypt
Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film, Germany
International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, Germany
Festival Ciné-Palestine, France
Arab Film Festival Australia, Australia
Boston Palestine Film Festival, USA
Ajyal Youth Film Festival, Qatar
Batroun Mediterranean Film Festival (BMFF), Lebanon
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), USA
Amarji International Film Festival For Short Films, Iraq
Qumrah International Film Festival, Iraq
Karama Human Rights Film Festival, Jordan
Lebanon International Film Festival, Lebanon
Valletta Film Festival, Malta
Mizna's Twin Cities Arab Film Festival, USA
Gold Medal for Best Foreign Animation in 2016 at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), USA
Amarji Alsumaria Award at the Amarji International Film Festival For Short Films, Iraq
Best Third Movie - Film Competition from Outside Iraq at the Qumrah International Film Festival, Iraq
Karama Feather Award for Best Jordanian Film at the Karama Human Rights Film Festival, Jordan
Best Animation at the Lebanon International Film Festival, Lebanon
Best Short Film Award at the Valletta Film Festival, Malta
Audience Award for Best Short Film at Mizna's Twin Cities Arab Film Festival, USA