Rest In Piece
Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Film Festival 2022
Antoine Antabi / Short Narrative / Germany, France, Qatar / 2021 / 10 min / Colour / In No Dialogue / (No Subtitles) subtitles
Rated: Parental guidance is advised for viewers under the age of 13. Individuals under the age of 13 are not admitted into cinemas unless accompanied by an individual aged 18 or older.
Synopsis
Amidst a cacophony of shelling, Midyan is forced to flee his war-torn home. Packing only a suitcase of his dearest possessions, he embarks on a perilous journey into the unknown. Weary and starving in a desolate wasteland, poor Midyan resorts to eating the objects he has packed. The effects are monstrous, yet they give him the strength to carry on through the scorching desert. A beautifully crafted clay animation, ‘Rest in Piece’ shows us the courage and resilience of displaced peoples.
About the Director
Antoine Antabi was born in Damascus in 1983 and graduated from the University of Fine Arts in Damascus. He finished his studies in 2006 with a degree in stop-motion animation. His first stop-motion film 'Silent Thoughts' premiered at the Damascus International Film Festival and won the bronze award in the short film competition. After leaving Syria, he lived in Dubai and Lebanon. Since 2019, he now lives in Leipzig, Germany, and works as a graphic designer and photographer, while developing stop-motion projects.
Credits
- Director
- Antoine Antabi
- Screenwriter
- Simon Thummet, Antoine Antabi
- Producer
- Katharina Weser, Georg Neubert, Jasper Wiedhöft
- Co-Producer
- Laure Dahout
- Cinematographer
- Antoine Antabi
- Editor
- Antoine Antabi, Maximilian Raible
- Production Company
- Reynard Films, Tiresias Films
- Sound
- Erik Wiesbaum
- Mixing
- Erik Wiesbaum
- Music
- Erik Wiesbaum
- Production Company
- Reynard Films
- Distributor
- Manifest
Contacts
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Main Contact
Katharina Weser
- Company:
- Reynard Films
- Phone:
- +4915231744097
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Production Company
Reynard Films
- Company:
- Reynard Films
- Phone:
- +4915231753700