Ajyal Film Festival 2023

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Silence (بێدەنگی)

Ajyal Competition, Ajyal at Vox - Ajyal Film Festival 2021

Brwa Vahabpour / Short Narrative / Norway, Iraq / 2020 / 15 min / Colour / DCP / In Kurdish / Arabic, English subtitles / MENA Premiere
Rated: Parental guidance is advised. Some material may be inappropriate for young children.

Synopsis

Inspired by the filmmaker’s own mother and her experience with hearing loss, ‘Silence’ is an insightful short that tells the story of a young deaf girl who struggles to fit in. Nine-year-old Bahar has recently lost her ability to hear due to an infection. Her parents cannot afford to send her to a special needs school, so she begins to feel increasingly isolated from her peers. This feeling of alienation is the beginning of a series of desperate acts culminating in an attempt to cure herself.

About the Director

Brwa Vahabpour is a Kurdish-Norwegian filmmaker from Trondheim with a bachelor’s degree in directing from The Norwegian Film School (2018). He has directed the award-winning short films 'Pomegranate', 'The Shepherd' and 'Silence', which screened at A-festivals such as Short Shorts, Palm Springs, Aesthetica Short Film Festival, Encounters and Aspen short fest. 'Silence' won the Screen Talent Europe-pitch prize in 2019 and won best edit at The Norwegian short film festival in 2020.

Credits

Director
Brwa Vahabpour
Producer
Renée Mlodyszewski
Editor
Brynjar Lien Aune
Executive Producer
Lea Drecher, Mehmet Aktaş, Dyveke Bjørkly Graver
Composer
Matias Frøystad
Cinematographer
Łukasz Zamaro
Production Company
Oslo Pictures AS
Sound
Matias Frøystad
Distributor
Oslo Pictures AS
Cast
Ebru Ayse Caki, Hussein Hassan, Shabu Solimany

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