Perishabel Idol
Synopsis
Failaka, previously Ikaros, the ancient island off the coast of Kuwait, recalls an oracle decades after the Gulf War left it deserted. Nature guards the island's ruins, animals roam it awaiting to be found, holes reach to its belly—the island where the pedigrees of pasts and futures meet. The film follows Hassan, a native to Failaka, but who had lost memory of its existence until a few years ago, when it brought him back to it.
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- Executive Producer : Le Fresnoy - Studio national des arts contemporains
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- Director of Photography : Arnaud Alberola
- Music Composer : Fatima Al Qadiri
- Editor : Gabriel Gonzalez
- Sound Recordist : M’Hand Abadou Djezairi
- Assistant Operator : Yanis Cherif
- Production Manager : Luc-Jérôme Bailleul
- Sound Editor : Benjamin Poilane
- Grader : Arnaud Alberola
- Sound Mixer : Yannick Delmaire
- Participant : Hassan Al-Failakawi
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- Type : Short film
- Genres : Documentary
- Sub-genre : Fairy tale
- Production language : Arabic
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2024
- Runtime : 18 min 29 seconds
- Production formats : HD 4K
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.66
- Audio format : Dolby Digital
- Rating restrictions : None
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