Saguenay international
short film festival

Synopsis

A father and mother are faced with the painful task of washing and shrouding their transgender daughter. Shrouding is an Islamic religious practice that is deemed obligatory to carry out upon death.

Production :
Film and Telfaz Productions
Distribution :
Ouat media
Contact :
Music :
Philip Hashweh
Sound designer :
Israel Banuelos
Screenplay :
Ahmad Alyaseer and Rana Alyaseer
Cast :
Kamel El Basha and Shafiqa Tall
Editing :
Abdallah Sada
Cinematographer :
Samer Nimri
Artistic direction :
Yasmine Nassar

In competition for :


Public Award - Parallel Competition

Short & Queer award

Direction
  • Ahmad Alyaseer

    Ahmad is a Jordanian director, producer and writer. He recently directed the Emmy Awards nominated kids show Ahlan Simsim. His Sci-Fi experimental feature When Time Becomes a Woman (2012) was screened at various film festivals including Boston Sci-Fi Film Festival. Ahmad has more than nine years of experience directing and producing TV series for regional platforms including Shahid,VIU and MBC.