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Amjad Al Rasheed

الببغاء
The Parrot

Logline
1948. Haifa, Palestine. A Mizrahi Jewish family from Tunisia tries to settle into their new life, but is haunted by a rather disturbing houseguest - a parrot left behind by the former Arab residents.
Talent
Amjad Al Rasheed
Role of participant
Director, Screenwriter
Director
Amjad Al Rasheed & Darin Salam
Producer
Roman Roitman - Germany & Deema Azar - Jordan
Screenwriter
Amjad Al Rasheed & Darin Salam and Rifqi Asaf
Status
finished
Year of production
2016
Running time
18 min
Genre
Historical / Period
Countries of Production
Germany , Jordan
Production Companies
Monokel - Germany, TaleBox - Jordan
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Festivals and Awards

- 2015, won The Robert Bosch Stiftung’s Film Prize
- Dubai International Film Festival, Dec. 2016
- 4th Sudan Independent Film Festival, Jan. 2017
- 1st Sharm Al-Sheik Arab & European Film Festival, Mar. 2017
- Middle East Now Film Festival in Florence, April 2017
- 19th edition of Ismailia International Film Festival for Documentaries and Shorts, April 2017
- Black Box Cinema @ Abu Dhabi International Book Fair 2017, April 2017
- 4th Tripoli Film Festival, Lebanon, May 2017
- Short Film Corner of the 70th Cannes Film Festival, May 2017
- Karama Red Carpet Film Festival in Gaza, May 2017
- Cairo Cinema Days @ Zawya, May 2017
- 3rd Ciné-Palestine Film Festival in Paris, June 2017
- 23rd Franco-Arab Film Festival, Jordan, July 2017
- 10th Oran International Arab Film Festival, Algeria, July 2017
- 4th Olhares do Mediterrâneo Film Festival, Portugal, Sept. 2017
- 2017 Boston Palestine Film Festival, USA, October 2017
- 7th Malmo Arab Film Festival 2017, October 2017

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