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Rami Al-Kassab’s LOSS to world premiere at 35th Carthage Film Festival
12 December 2024
Rami Al-Kassab’s Egyptian-Syrian short LOSS is set to world premiere at the 35th Carthage Film Festival in Tunisia, where it is set to compete in the Official Competition. The 35th edition of the prestigious Carthage Film Festival will run from December 14th to the 21st.
Based on true events, the story follows a group of migrants as they journey into Egypt on the back of a pickup truck. En route, in the middle of the desert, they suffer a significant and harrowing loss.
Reflecting on the inspiration behind his film, Al-Kassab said “The story is based on a true event that took place in 2017. When I first heard about it, I was profoundly moved, fuelling my passion to bring the story to life through a cinematic lens, one that reinterprets the experience and delves into the complexities of loss, its causes, its impacts, and the search for meaning in its aftermath, documenting real-life moments that often go unnoticed.”
The film stars Yara Qassem, Ayman Ta'ma, Hala Sardah, Ammar Shamaa, and Mohannad Maki, with editing handled by Mikhael Michel, cinematography by Abdullah Ashri, and composition by Sami Martini. Also, MAD Distribution handles its distribution and sales in the Arab World while MAD World takes care of sales across the rest of the globe.
Rami Al-Kassab is a director, creative producer, and screenwriter who studied film at the Higher Institute of Cinema in Cairo. His focus is on films that address the suffering of refugees and the psychological effects of war on immigrants and Syrians residing in their homeland. He directed the short films MEDALLION and THE BUTCHER AND THE CAT.
Based on true events, the story follows a group of migrants as they journey into Egypt on the back of a pickup truck. En route, in the middle of the desert, they suffer a significant and harrowing loss.
Reflecting on the inspiration behind his film, Al-Kassab said “The story is based on a true event that took place in 2017. When I first heard about it, I was profoundly moved, fuelling my passion to bring the story to life through a cinematic lens, one that reinterprets the experience and delves into the complexities of loss, its causes, its impacts, and the search for meaning in its aftermath, documenting real-life moments that often go unnoticed.”
The film stars Yara Qassem, Ayman Ta'ma, Hala Sardah, Ammar Shamaa, and Mohannad Maki, with editing handled by Mikhael Michel, cinematography by Abdullah Ashri, and composition by Sami Martini. Also, MAD Distribution handles its distribution and sales in the Arab World while MAD World takes care of sales across the rest of the globe.
Rami Al-Kassab is a director, creative producer, and screenwriter who studied film at the Higher Institute of Cinema in Cairo. His focus is on films that address the suffering of refugees and the psychological effects of war on immigrants and Syrians residing in their homeland. He directed the short films MEDALLION and THE BUTCHER AND THE CAT.
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