The Last Displaced
Spring Grants 2020 - Production Stage
Muhannad Al Sudany / Short Narrative / Iraq, Qatar / 2021 / 15 min / Original Language: Arabic / Interests: Drama, War
Synopsis
Fadi is a volunteer accompanied by Iraqi Forces. He lost communication with his family once ISIS entered the city. He desperately tries to reach his family’s home during an aggressive battle between Iraqi Forces and ISIS in an alleyway in old Mosul. The soldier that accompanied Fadi is killed by a sniper, and he ends up besieged in a room with a baby. While he tries to rescue himself, the baby cries out from hunger. Fadi is surprised when the sniper guides him to the child’s food. ISIS besieges the area, and after a battle with Iraqi Forces, we discover that the sniper is a young woman.
Credits
- Director
- Muhannad Al Sudany
- Screenwriter
- Muhannad Al Sudany, Mohadeseh Jalilvand
- Producer
- Huda Al Kadhimi
- Production Company
- Ishtar Iraq Film Production
About the Director
Muhannad Al Sudany graduated from sports science and received a diploma in photography from Fiap. He is a photographer and cinematographer, and a member of the Iraqi society of photography, as well as the union of Arab photographers. He is also a member of the Iraqi Film Center, and the Iraqi journalist’s union. Muhannad Al Sudany has worked on three feature films and two documentaries and was the cinematographer for 14 short films. He has also directed one short called 'The Last Breaths', which participated in several festivals and workshops and won many international and local awards.
Contacts
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Main Contact
Huda Al Kadhimi
- Company:
- Ishtar Iraq Film Production
- Phone:
- 009647719763136
- Email:
- hudakadhimi@gmail.com