How My Grandmother Became A Chair
Spring Grants 2018 - Production Stage
Nicolas Fattouh / Short Narrative / Lebanon, Germany, Qatar / 8 min / Original Language: Arabic / Interests: Animation
Synopsis
The heartless sea is relentlessly approaching poor grandmother’s house. By losing her five senses one after the other, she gradually becomes more and more wooden. Until one day, she transforms completely into a chair while waiting patiently for her greedy children to visit her. Rose, her thorny housekeeping beast tries her best to prevent this transformation but fails. In the end, Grandmother discovers the soft human being hidden under the surface of the beast and eventually realises that Rose is the kind of family member she was always waiting for.
Credits
- Director
- Nicolas Fattouh
- Screenwriter
- Nicolas Fattouh
- Producer
- Nermine Haddad, Fabian Driehorst
- Production Company
- Fabian&Fred
About the Director
Nicolas Fattouh is a Lebanese visual artist and animation film director. In 2018, his debut film, 'How My Grandmother Became a Chair,' received the Film Prize of the Robert Bosch Stiftung at the Berlinale. After its world premiere at the 60th Krakow Film Festival, this award-winning film was selected for more than 125 prestigious festivals worldwide. Today, Nicolas works on his films, exhibitions, and performances in Lebanon and abroad. In 2023, Nicolas created the Beirut Animation Nights festival in partnership with Cinema Royal to showcase animated short films from all over the world.