Synopsis
The true story of Ahlam, a teenage mother who fled Iraq, driven by a desire for freedom. The narrator recounts her memories in a metaphorical journey through the heart of an airport, where dreams and ghosts of the past mingle.
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- Executive Producer : Piano Sano Films
- Foreign production company : Shaghab films
- Film exports/foreign sales : Piano Sano Films, L'Agence du court métrage
Full credits (13)
- Executive Producer : Idris Lettifi
- Screenwriter : Rand Beiruty
- Assistant director : Scarlett Nimz
- Editor : Abdallah Sada
- Foreign producers : Jude Kawwa, Rand Beiruty
- Associate producers : Moussa Lettifi, Farah El Assi
- Production managers : Idris Lettifi, Alexis Frey-Gobyn
- Animation : Zoé Cadiou, Emma Brun, Colin Gallego
- Colorization : Noémie Chollet, Charlie Banitz
- Artistic directors : Marta Magnuska, Ambre Decruyenaere
- Grader : Valentin Goguet-Chapuis
- Sound Mixer : Régis Diebold
- Sound design : Kinane Moualla
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Animated film, Documentary
- Sub-genre : Portrait, Drama
- Themes : Childhood, Immigration, Violence
- Production language : Arabic
- Coproducer countries : France (86.0%), Jordan (14.0%)
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (France, Jordan)
- Production year : 2024
- Runtime : 12 min 20 seconds
- Visa number : 162.796
- Visa issue date : 27/11/2024
- Production formats : Digital creation
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.77
- Audio format : Digital 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
News & awards
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Berlin International Short Film Festival for Young and Children (Kuki)
Germany, 2025
Compétition adolescents


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https://pianosanofilms.fr/portfolio/shadows/
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