Ajyal Film Festival 2024

All Films

Haneen (Haneen)

Arab Short Film Competition

للترجمة العربية اضغط على

Ossama Bawardi / Short Narrative / Palestine, Qatar, Jordan / 2011 / 18 min / Colour / HDCAM
In Arabic / English subtitles
Interests: Women, Drama
World Premiere

Synopsis

Haneen lives alone in a Palestinian city. She befriends Salem, a new boy in the neighborhood who steals oranges from her garden and when the army arrests his father, their relationship deepens.

Official Film Website

About the Directors

Ossama Bawardi has been involved in various productions including "Paradise Now", "Salt of this Sea" and "(No) Laughing Matter." He has participated in the Tribeca Film Festival’s All Access Program and has been invited to speak on several panels on film production in the Middle East. Bawardi directed video art at the Ramallah Dance Festival. Currently he is producing Annemarie Jacir’s new feature "When I Saw You" and in development on several other projects. Haneen is his directorial debut.

Credits

Director
Ossama Bawardi
Screenwriter
Ossama Bawardi
Producer
Annemarie Jacir, Ossama Bawardi
Editor
Annemarie Jacir
Production Designer
Nael Kanj
Music
Raja Dubayeh
Cinematographer
Hazem Berrabeh
Sound
Raja Dubayah, Neil Gibbs
Cast
Suad Amiry, Mohammed Saleh Salem

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