watch TrailerMar Mama
a film by
Majdi El Omari
15 min /
Short, Drama
Palestine
Haunted by her mother’s death and recurring attacks by Israeli forces on her city, a young girl becomes obsessed with death.
To distract her, her father makes a stop-motion film. However, his attempts fail and the girl finds nothing other than imagination to escape from reality.
Cast
- Ziad Bakri
- Lana Abu Srour
Crew
- Screenwriter: Majdi El Omari
- DOP:Ashraf Dowani
- Editor: Majdi El Omari
Production Company(ies):
Producer(s):
Marsam 301-Phoenix Films
Producer(s):
Majdi El Omari
- Indie Cork Film Festival, Ireland
- Al Ard Film Festival, Italy
- Ismailia International Film Festival for Documentaries and Shorts, Egypt
- Annaba Mediterranean Film Festival, Algeria
- Palm Springs International Film Festival, USA
- PATOIS International Film Festival, USA
- Cinema Columbus Film Festival, USA
- Short Film Festival, Indonesia
- Minikino Film Week – Bali International
- Houston Palestine Film Festival, USA
- Chicago Palestine Film Festival, USA
- Arab Short Film Festival in Beirut, Lebanon
- Nazra Film Festival, Italy
- Parish-Jersey International Film Festival, the Channel Islands
- San Diego Arab Film Festival, USA
- Asian World Film Festival
- Sharjah International Film Festival for Children & Youth (SIFF), UAE
- Palestine Cinema Days, Palestine
- Best Short Fiction Award, Ismailia International Film Festival for Documentaries and Shorts
- Prix d’Honneur, Parish - Jersey International Film Festival, the Channel Islands
- Audience Choice Award for Short Films, San Diego Arab Film Festival, USA
- Best Arabic Short Fiction Film, Sharjah International Film Festival for Children & Youth (SIFF), UAE
- Best Film, The International Amity Short Film Festival - Dostluk Film Festivali, Turkey
- The Grand Prix, Parish-Jersey International Film Festival, the Channel Islands
- Special Mention, Asian World Film Festival, USA
