A proof of concept short historical drama in production intended for feature or episodic development.
In 1922 Syria, under French colonial occupation, Sultan Basha Al Atrash rises up to defend the dignity, sovereignty and freedom of his people when his guest is arrested by French forces. This film is a prequel to the film about the Great Syrian Revolt of 1925.
Docu-fiction short, 14 min
Produced under the mentorship of Abbas Kiarostami in the workshop "Filming in Cuba with Abbas Kiarostami"
Ernesto, a 14 year old barber, wants to get a tattoo despite his father's adamant objection to it. Living in the shadow of the revolutionary generation's unrelenting Cuban ideals, he must reconcile these values with the reality around him.
Official Selection International Competition - 40th Clermont-Ferrand International Film Festival
Official Selection - Bogota Short Film Festival
Official Selection - New Orleans Film Festival
Official Selection - Barcelona Independent Film Festival
Best Short Documentary - Hong Kong Arthouse Film Festival
Documentary short, 22 min
Samer Al Sees is one of roughly 12 million Syrians displaced since the Syrian War broke out in 2011. He fled Daraa with his wife and young son after a bomb landed near their house. Although his new home – Jordan’s sprawling Zaatari Refugee Camp – is just 10 miles from the Syrian border, the uncertain existence in the camp seems an eternity from his life in Daraa, where he owned a barbershop and took pride in his garden. In this dusty, unwelcoming place, Samer and his fellow refugees strive for day-to-day normality and structure, often through the rhythms and routines of his makeshift barbershop, while dreaming of one day returning home.
Text: Aeon Video
Short fiction currently in post-production
An uptight screenwriter takes a chance and picks up a hitchhiker on his way back to Los Angeles. Little does he know, this hitchhiker has a special skill up his sleeves. Adapted from the Roald Dahl short story "The Hitchhiker".
Art Film, 13 min
Wit-ness is a multi-media project by Igor Josifov grounded in performance art. It features film, photo lithographs and burned paper works. Developed from the theme of surveillance, Wit-ness includes an installation that represents the violent confrontation between identity and vulnerability, tied together by a narrative that addresses the concept of surveying and being surveyed.
World Premiere at the San Francisco International Arts Festival 2015, Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA
Short Fiction, 5 min
Those at the front lines are the first witnesses to history and the vanguards of the "truth" - but is it enough just to see? Syrian civilian journalists risk their lives to tell their stories to the the world.
World Premiere - Palm Springs International Short Fest
Official Selection - San Francisco Independent Film Festival
Official Selection - Chicago International Social Change Film Festival
Short Fiction, 5 min
A boy discovers the magic of color when a mysterious man enters his gray world.
2013 48hr Film Competition, Beirut
3rd Runner Up
Best Director
Best Costume
Best Use of Prop
Short Fiction, 6 min
An unhappy scientist gets sent back in time to his high school science fair where he rediscovers his passion to rock.
Short Fiction, 5 min
A preoccupied group of boys set out on a determined march. However, that determination crumbles when they finally arrive at their destination and face their foes.
