Champs Elysees, I love you (Champs Elysees Je t'aime)
Arab Short Film Competition - Doha Tribecca Film Festival 2010
Mahdi Ali Ali / Short Narrative / Qatar, France / 2009 / 16 min / Color / HDCAM / In French, Arabic / English, Arabic subtitles / Qatar Premiere
Rated: General Audiences. Suitable for ages 4 and up.
Synopsis
A female college student from the Gulf currently residing in the romantic French capital must make a decision: should she passively surrender to the traditional expectations of her family's pre-arranged marriage plans, or should she open her life to true love in Europe? Starring the lovely Gania Latroch and the suave Samir Talhaoui.
About the Director
Mahdi Ali Ali
A Qatari filmmaker who studied for his master of fine arts degree at EICAR, the International Film School of Paris, Ali Ali has worked on films for Al Jazeera Documentary Channel and Al Jazeera Children, and also produced a segment in the non-fiction film "Last Supper for Malthus."
Credits
- Director
- Mahdi Ali Ali
- Screenwriter
- Mahdi Ali Ali
- Producer
- Mahdi Ali Ali
- Editor
- Selma Zghidi
- Associate Producer
- Jose Ignacio Correa
- Cinematographer
- Amaro Gomez Pablos
- Cast
- Gania Latroch, Perrine Gilbert, Samir Talhaaoui, Alexandre Thiberville, Faisal Hassan Rashid, Hani, Guilhem Delteil