All Doha Tribecca Film Festival 2012 Films
The Forgotten (Al-Mansiyun)
Arab Short Film Competition - Doha Tribecca Film Festival 2012
Ehab Tarabieh / Short Narrative / Syria, Qatar / 2012 / 21 min / Colour / HDCAM / In Arabic / English subtitles / World Premiere
Rated: General Audiences. Suitable for ages 4 and up.
Synopsis
Mustafa steals across the Israeli border with the help of a local smuggler. This is a one-way trip for Mustafa as he contemplates the end of his life. Forty-five years ago, he was forced from his home in the Golan Heights; his attempt to return is confounded by his inability to remember where he is going.
About the Director
Born in the Golan Heights, Ehab Tarabieh studied film in the Czech Republic before returning to work as a community filmmaking instructor with Palestinian groups in Jerusalem. Short films include ‘Aida’ (2008), ‘Salma Is Going to Damascus’ (2009) ‘The 42 Winter’ (2009) and the award-winning ‘Chance’ (2010).
Credits
- Director
- Ehab Tarabieh
- Screenwriter
- Ehab Tarabieh
- Producer
- Sol Goodman
- Editor
- Nir Zats
- Music
- Ophir Baron
- Cinematographer
- Yaniv Linton
- Set Designer
- Dina Kornveitz
- Cast
- Tareq Qubty, Shady Ayoub, Adnan Tarabshe, Amal Zahra, Hussein Roumia
Contacts
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Press Contact
John Watterberg
- Company:
- RailRoad Films
- Phone:
- +972 72 281 5880
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Print Origin
Sol Goodman
- Company:
- RailRoad Films
- Phone:
- +972 50 876 5730
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Sales Contact
Jonathan Doweck
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- RailRoadfilms
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- +972 54 946 2666