Animation
Canada, France
With a few nigella seeds delicately held in the palm of her hand, six-year-old Dounia embarks on a journey from Aleppo, guided by the Princess of Aleppo, as they set off towards a new and unknown world.
Screenwriter: Marya Zarif
Cinematography: Marie-Michelle Laflamme
Sound: Pierre-Yves Drapeau
Tobo Studio
Judoth Beauregard
Annecy International Animation Film Festival (Official Selection), France Asia Pacific Screen Awards, Australia Ajyal Film Festival - Doha Film Institute, Qatar LUCAS International Festival for Young Film Lovers, Germany Gijon International Film Festival, Spain Göteborg Prisma Festival, Sweden JuniorFest, Czech Republic Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Greece Marrakech Film Festival, Morocco Red Sea Festival, Saudi Arabia Festival du nouveau cinéma, Canada Festival des 3 Continents, France Arras Film Festival, France Festival Voir Ensemble, France Mon Premier Festival, France Festival Cinéfilou, France Hivernal Festival, France Cinemamed Festival, Belgium Piccolo Grande Festival, Italy Le Grand Bivouac, France Cinepänz - Film Festival for Young Audience, Germany Dhaka International Film Festival, Bangladesh Cineteca di Bologna, Italy New York Children International Film Festival, United States Meknès International Animation Festival, Morocco Oslo Arab Film Days, Norway Carrousel international du film de Rimouski, Canada Festival cinéma en famille de Québec, Canada Francofilm Festival Dubai, UAE Festival Cinéma du monde de Sherbrooke, Canada IFFF Dortmund+Köln 2023, Germany Arabisk Filmfest Bergen, Norway Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film, Germany Festival du film et forum international sur les droits humains, Switzerland Cinema Club Jaramana, Syria Cinéma pour les droits humains, France Zlín Film Festival, Czech Republic Pesaro Film Festival, Italy SAFAR Film Festival, UK Hong Kong Kids International Film Festival, Hong Kong BUSTER Filmfestival, Denmark Divercine, Uruguay Rural Encounters Film Festival, Lebanon Tromsø International Film Festival Junior, Norway FANTOCHE - International Animation Film Festival, Switzerland Kids Kino International Film Festival, Poland Arab Film Fest, United States Animest Bucharest, Romania Sharjah International Film Festival for Children and Youth, United Arab Emirates Discovery Film Festival, Scotland Festival International du Cinéma d'Auteur de Rabat, Morocco Athens International Children’s Film Festival, Greece Abidjan Animation Film Festival, Ivory Coast Quebec Cinema Awards, Canada Arab Film Days Film Festival, Norway Pune International Film Festival, India
Jury Special Mention at Arab Film Fest, United States Winner LUCAS International Festival for Young Film Lovers, Germany Winner Grand Prix Japan Prize, Japan Finalist Asian Pacific Screen Awards, Australia Finalist New York Children International Film Festival, United States Winner Meknès International Animation Festival, Morocco Winner Festival cinéma en famille de Québec, Canada Winner Kids Choice Festival Au cinéma pour les droits humains, France