Omar, a young boy, escapes his failing body and secluded life by traveling in dreams he created from magazines his mother used to give him. When his stepfather urges his wife to change her approach towards her son and stop giving him magazines, both mother and son take an important and life-changing step.
Cast
Max Pemberton Mohamed Grayaa Kaouther Dhaouedi Eleanor Crowe
Crew
Screenwriter: Nejib kthiri Cinematography: Jamie Touche Editor: Christian Radclyffe
Production Company(ies):
Seventh Age Pictures Limited
SVP Tunisia
Producer(s):
Ilyes Blagui Omar Ben Ali
Cairo International Film Festival, Egypt
LA Shorts International Film Festival, US
DokuFest, International Documentary and Short Film Festival, Kosovo
Show Me Shorts Film Festival, New Zealand
Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival, US
British Society of Cinematographers Awards, UK
The Abu Dhabi International Book Fair’s Black Box Cinema, UAE
Master International Film Festival, Tunisia
Rural Encounters on Environment and Film Festival, Lebanon
Avanca International Film Festival, Portugal
Rotterdam Arab Film Festival, Netherlands
Amman International Film Festival, Jordan
Sultanbeyli International Short Film Competition (Official Competition), Turkey
Karama Yemen Human Rights Film Festival, Yemen
MedFest, Egypt
New York Indie Shorts Awards, USA
Tangier Film Festival, Morocco
Bahrain Film Festival, Bahrain
Special Mention for Best Actor at Avanca International Film Festival
Special Mention at Rotterdam Arab Film Festival
Jury Award for Best Short Arab Film at Amman International Film Festival, Jordan