Bahiya & Mahmoud (Bahiya wa Mahmoud)
Arab Short Film Competition - Doha Tribecca Film Festival 2011
Zaid Abu Hamdan / Short Narrative / Jordan, United States of America / 2011 / 14 min / Colour / HDCAM / In Arabic / English subtitles / Qatar Premiere
Rated: Mature subject matter. Not suitable for minors. Individuals under the age of 18 are not admitted into cinemas.
Synopsis
Ageing couple Bahiya and Mahmoud have fallen into a reliable routine of bickering and making one another miserable until the morning that Mahmoud wakes and finds Bahiya gone.
About the Director
Actor from age 5 and holder of an MFA from NYFA, Hollywood. Zaid worked internationally as an Assistant Director, Producer and TV reporter. 2009, he established Zaha Productions, producing 5 shorts films to date. His Debut film Baram & Hamza won International awards and distribution. His other films include "Love…Older" and & Oscar®-qualified film "Bahiya & Mahmoud", after winning Best of Fest at the Palm Springs Int. Shortfest. Zaid is currently developing his first feature film, "Nostalgia".
Credits
- Director
- Zaid Abu Hamdan
- Screenwriter
- Zaid Abu Hamdan
- Producer
- Heba Abu Musaed
- Editor
- Donna Mathewson
- Production Designer
- Ghina Sibaii
- Music
- Nasser Abu Hamdan
- Cinematographer
- Ian Takahashi
- Distributor
- Zaha Productions
- Cast
- Layla Hakim, Faek Homaissi