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New Voices in Cinema
Mortada Gzar / Short Narrative / Iraq, Qatar / 2017
In Arabic / English subtitles
Interests: Animation, Fantasy
Rated: Mature subject matter. Not suitable for minors. Individuals under the age of 18 are not admitted into cinemas.
Screenings
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Sat, Mar 10, 04:30 PM, MIA-A
Synopsis
Used to reading and printing Braille, a blind man in Baghdad becomes a giant and finds he can “read” the scars of his bombarded city just as he reads texts – and can send messages by creating scars of his own. Wonderfully detailed animation creates a strange, almost surreal world to house an elegant message of the need for communication to resolve conflict.
About the Director
Mortada Gzar is an Iraqi novelist. His published novels include ‘Paradise Broom’ (2008) and ‘Mr. Asgar & Akbar’ (2011). ‘God, Forgive Nadima!’, his first short film, screened in competition at the Dubai International Film Festival in 2014.
Credits
- Director
- Mortada Gzar
- Screenwriter
- Mortada Gzar
- Producer
- Mortada Gzar