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Salma!

Salma!

MARY SHERIF KAMAL HANNA | CANADA | 2024 | 7 MIN | ENGLISH + ARABIC EST

MARY SHERIF KAMAL HANNA | CANADA | 2024 | 7 MIN | ENGLISH + ARABIC EST

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Synopsis

As Hadi is swept into a flood of childhood memories from Lebanon, he steps into the dreamlike whimsical world of Salma Zahore.

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Filmmaker Bio

Mary Hanna est une cinéaste, écrivaine et designer canadienne/égyptienne. Son travail couvre des courts métrages expérimentaux et des documentaires explorant les thèmes de désir, la culture et les relations interpersonnelles. Diplômée en architecture de l’université de Carleton, elle a continué ses études comme réalisatrice à OTOXO Productions en Barcelonne. Son travail inclut les courts métrages This is not a Soccer Film (2024), Valdarra (2023), Qareren (2023) et un long métrage Starting Line (2023) présenté au Festival de Sports International à Barcelone 2024.

Producer

John English

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