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Haneen

Spring Grant 2011 - Production Stage

للترجمة العربية اضغط على

Ossama Bawardi / Short Narrative / Palestine, Jordan, Qatar / 2011 / 18 min / Colour / Original Language: Arabic / Interests: Drama

Synopsis

Haneen, a woman in her mid-60s, lives alone in a Palestinian city, estranged from her husband and son. The municipal authorities arrive on her street and hang uniform plastic numbers on all the houses. With her usual determination, Haneen removes her number. She befriends Salem, a new boy in the neighbourhood who steals oranges from her garden, and their relationship deepens when the army arrests his father. The authorities return with a new number and affix it to Haneen’s house. She lives her past and present in solitude and nostalgia, waiting for unanswered letters to be returned.

Credits

Director
Ossama Bawardi
Screenwriter
Ossama Bawardi
Producer
Annemarie Jacir, Ossama Bawardi

About the Director

Ossama Bawardi is an Oscar-nominated independent producer and CEO of Philistine Films. He began his film career working on ‘Paradise Now’ by Hany Abu Assad and ‘Salt of this Sea’ by Annemarie Jacir. Bawardi produced Jacir’s feature ‘When I Saw You’, winner of Best Asian Film at Berlinale. In 2010, he joined Jacir’s production company, which has established itself at the forefront of independent cinema in the region. Credits include 'The Stranger’s Case', 'A Gaza Weekend', 'Alam', 'Wajib', 'Huda’s Salon', 'The Translator', 'When I Saw You', 'The Present', '3,000 Nights', and 'Salt of this Sea'. Bawardi is a member of the EAVE Producer’s Network, the Asia Pacific Screen Academy and the Academy of Motion Picture Sciences.

Awards and Festival History


Festivals

Doha Tribeca Film Festival 2011, in the Arab Short Film competition (Qatar)

Contacts

  • Main Contact

    Ossama Bawardi

    Company: 
    Philistine Films
    Email: 
    ossama@philistinefilms.com

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