Closing Film
Synopsis
Syria, 2012. During the coldest winter the country has witnessed, all Sana dreams of is cooking gas
to prepare a meal for her son. She takes a day off from her job to search for a gas cylinder and
suddenly finds herself stuck in the besieged area. It is then that she discovers that people lose their shadows during the war.
Director: Soudade Kaadan
Producer: Amira Kaadan/KAF Production
Main Cast: Sawsan Arsheed, Samer Ismail, Reham Al Kassar, Oweiss Mokhallalati, Hanane Hajj Ali
Language: Arabic with English subtitles
Country: Syria, France, Qatar, Lebanon
Duration: 90 min
2018
بيوغرافيا
سؤدد كعدان مخرجة سوريّة ولدت في فرنسا، درست النقد المسرحي في المعهد العالي للدراسات الدرامية في سوريا، وتخرّجت من جامعة سان جوزيف للدراسات السينمائية في لبنان. أخرجت وأنتجت العديد من الأفلام الوثائقية للجزيرة الوثائقيّة، واليونسيف والبي بي سي. عرضت أفلامها في العديد من المهرجانات المحليّة والدوليّة، وحازت على جوائز عديدة فيها. فيلمها الروائي الطويل الأوّل "يوم أضعت ظلّي" حصل على جائزة أسد المستقبل في مهرجان البندقية السينمائي الدوليّ عام ٢٠١٨.
فيلموغرافيا:
2018 The Day I Lost My Shadow / 2017 Obscure / 2016 Besieged Bread / 2010 Damascus Roof and Tales of Paradise / 2008 Two Cities and a Prison
اتصل:
Amira Kaadan
Biography
Soudade Kaadan is a Syrian director, born in France. She studied theater criticism in the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts in Syria and graduated from Saint Joseph University, Institut des Etudes Scénique, Audiovisuelles et cinématographiques (IESAV) Lebanon. She directed and produced documentary films for Aljazeera Documentary Channel, UNICEF and BBC Media action. Her films have screened at several venues nationally and internationally and have received international awards. Her first feature fiction film The Day I Lost my Shadow was awarded the Lion of the Future award at Venice Film Festival 2018.
Filmography:
2018 The Day I Lost My Shadow / 2017 Obscure / 2016 Besieged Bread / 2010 Damascus Roof and Tales of Paradise / 2008 Two Cities and a Prison
Contact:
Amira Kaadan