Hamza is a middle-aged man who refuses to abandon a routine he has kept since his release from Israeli jail; every day, he goes into the woods to hunt a lion that the locals don’t believe exists.
Cast
Kamel El-Basha, Ruba Blal, Motaz Malhes, Khulood Basel
Crew
Screenwriter: Majd Kayyal
Cinematography: Ashraf Dowani
Editor: Saed Andoni
Production Company(ies):
Hiba production
Producer(s):
Hiba Salameh
Cairo International Film Festival (World Premiere), Egypt
Cairo Shorts Film Festival, Egypt
Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Market, France
Reel Palestine Film Festival, UAE
San Diego Arab Film Festival, US
Malmö Arab Film Festival, Sweden
Festival Cine-Palestine, France
Casablanca Arab Film Festival, Morocco
Toronto Arab Film Festival, Canada
Sharm El-Sheikh Film Festival, Egypt
Amman International Film Festival, Jordan
Bahrain Film Festival, Bahrain
Rotterdam Arab Film Festival, Netherlands
Sultanbeyli International Short Film Competition, Turkey
Beirut Shorts International Film Festival, Lebanon
Cinematographic Encounters Palestine: To Film Is To Exist, Switzerland
Cairo's Netherlands-Flemish Institute, Egypt
Notre Dame University-Louaize International Film Festival, Lebanon
Baghdad Film Festival, Iraq
Al Ard Film Festival, Italy
First Independent Palestinian Film Festival, Cyprus
Jury Award for Best Short Film at the Amman International Film Festival
Best Director at Rotterdam Arab Film Festival
Best Director Award at The Notre Dame University-Louaize International Film Festival