A’lam
country, year
Palestine, 2022
genre
fiction
running time
25′
directed by
Saleh Saadi
languages
Arabic, Hebrew
subtitles
Slovene subtitles
trailer
A’lam
country, year
Palestine, 2022
genre
fiction
running time
25′
directed by
Saleh Saadi
languages
Arabic, Hebrew
subtitles
Slovene subtitles
trailer
about the film
Nassim visits his best friend May, before she moves to the United States. They spend their last night together in Jerusalem. The events of the night bring to surface the complexity of their friendship.
about the author
Saleh Saadi is a Palestinian writer-director from Basmat Tab’un, Palestine. His first short fiction film, Borekas (2020), was part of the Official Selection of the Palm Springs International ShortFest (2021). His second short film, A’lam (2022), which he wrote, directed, and acted in, premiered in the Hollyshorts FF (2022). Saadi was a participant in the 2022 edition of The Middle East Media Initiative (MEMI), a TV writing programme at USC School of Cinematic Arts, where he started writing his first TV show, DYOUF.
festivals and awards:
– Hollyshorts Film Festival (ZDA)
– Festival Queer Lisbona (Portugalska)
– Mena Film Festival (Kanada)
– Concorto Film Festival (Italija)
filmography:
– Beorekas (2020)
– A’lam (2022)