A lone gunman perched on a rooftop grows bored while awaiting his next victim. A mother records a video for an audition for a televised singing competition. A young girl carries water containers and must cross a dangerous area before nightfall. Distant explosions echo, nothing alarming. Time stands still, allowing the three figures to find refuge in their luminous dreams. The sun will set soon, carrying them away.
Rituals under a scarlet sky tells the tale of a daily life where hope survives despite the tragedy that attempts to engulf it.
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Dominique ChilaSamer Najari and Dominique Chila have been working together for nearly two decades. In 2013, the couple co-directed the feature film ARWAD, selected, among others, for the prestigious Hivos Tiger Awards of the International Film Festival Rotterdam (2014). They will be shooting A BITTER TASTE OF ETERNITY, their second feature, next summer.
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Samer NajariSamer Najari and Dominique Chila have been working together for nearly two decades. In 2013, the couple co-directed the feature film ARWAD, selected, among others, for the prestigious Hivos Tiger Awards of the International Film Festival Rotterdam (2014). They will be shooting A BITTER TASTE OF ETERNITY, their second feature, next summer.