A poetic documentary narrating the story of the director who takes a first-time journey back to her homeland, Palestine, where she finds everyone holding on to their dreams in a land exhausted by endless war.
Cast
Ghayda Ajalyaqeen Darwazah
Hasan Hourani
Mohammad Reda Al-Haj Ahmad
Samer Hussam
Crew
Screenwriter: Mais Darwazah
DOP: Arlette Girardot, Joude Gorani
Editor: Vartan Avakian
Original Title: Habibi Bistanany A’nd al Bahar
Production Company(ies):
The Imaginarium Films
Mengamuk Films
Little Wanderer Films
Producer(s):
Rula Nasser Michel Balagué Mais Darwazah
Toronto International Film Festival, Canada
Copenhagen International Documentary Festival, Denmark
Silk Road Film Festival, Ireland
Dubai International Film Festival, UAE
Tempo Documentary Festival, Sweden
East End Film Festival, UK
Asia Pacific Screen Awards, Australia
Sarajevo Film Festival, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ismailia International Film Festival for Documentaries and Shorts, Egypt
MedFilm Festival, Italy
New Directors New Films Festival, Portugal
Festival Internacional de Cinema Feminino, Brazil
Special Jury Award for Best Feature-length Documentary at the Ismailia International Film Festival for Documentaries and Shorts
Best Documentary at the MedFilm Festival
Golden Linx for Best Feature Documentary at the New Directors New Films Festival
Grand Prize at the Festival Internacional de Cinema Feminino