AT 2019 15 min
THE SPARROW
Based on true stories this short movie tells a story of life under dictatorship which can be anywhere and anytime.
An Arab intellectual who was imprisoned for many years is the main character. One night while serving his unlimited period in prison he is asked by the prison warden to tell stories to a, for his surprise, five year old child in one of the neighbouring cells. There he meets the mother of the child who was as we later get to know raped, got pregnant by security officers during interrogation and gave birth to her daughter there.
Running time: 15 min
Aspect ratio: 1:2,39
Language: Arabic
Subtitles: English, French
FESTIVALS
Jerusalem International Film Festival 2018:
Golden Olive Award
Malmø Arab Film Forum 2019:
Special Mention
Official Selection
Toronto Arab Film Festival 2020
Heimatfilm Festival Freistadt 2019
Mediterranean Shortfilm Festivar Tangier 2019
Montaz Film Festival Lodz 2018
Palestinian Film Festival, Golan Hights 2018
Nasri Hajjaj war ein im arabischen Raum bekannter Erzähler und Dichter. Er zeichnete eindrucksvolle Bilder seiner Jugend und seines Lebens in einem Palästinenserlager im Libanon. Ein Leben lang war er auf Orte fixiert, mehr als auf Zeit - stellte er kurz vor seinem Tod fest. Er lebte in Tunis, in London, Beirut und zuletzt in Wien. Nasri Hajjaj verstarb am 11. September 2021, einen Tag nach seinem 70. Geburtstag.
DIRECTOR/SCRIPT
Nasri Hajjaj
DOP
Sebastian Thaler
2nd CAMERA
Gabriel Krajanek
ART DIRECTOR
Desiree Salvador
COSTUME DESIGN
Evelyn Thell
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Hanne Lassl
SOUND
Andreas Pils
SET CONSTRUCTION
Jakob Schäfer (Aufgemöbelt)
EDITOR
Tom Pohanka
PRODUCER
Kurt Mayer
PRISONER
Hassan Mrad
MOTHER
Reem Ali
PRISON OFFICER
Saad Al Ghefari
LITTLE GIRL
Bisan Mohammad
Runtime: 15 min
Aspect ratio: 1:2,39
Language: Arabic
Subtitles: English, French