Italy / Aug 29, 2024 / Venice International Film Festival
12min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
At a crowded airport, Ahlam, a 14-year-old mother, is running away from Baghdad, the only place she’s ever known. As she fights the shadows lurking around her, she reflects on her journey to reclaim her life.
Genres
AnimationDocumentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Shadows |
| Original language | العربية (AR) |
| Spoken languages | Deutsch, العربية |
| Production countries | France, Jordan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Piano Sano Films, Shaghab Films |
| Release date | 29 agosto 2024 |
| Executive producer | Idris Lettifi, Moussa Lettifi, Jude Kawwa, Rand Beiruty |
| Writer | Rand Beiruty |
| Editing | Abdallah Sada |
| Assistant directors | Rand Beiruty |
| Production design | Marta Magnuska, Ambre Decruyenaere |
| Art direction | Marta Magnuska, Ambre Decruyenaere |
| Set decoration | Marta Magnuska, Ambre Decruyenaere |
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| Music | Kinane Moualla, Régis Diebold |
| Sound | Kinane Moualla, Régis Diebold |
Release dates
Premiere
Belarus / Nov 03, 2024 / Minsk International Film Festival
United Kingdom / Nov 08, 2024 / Leeds International Film Festival
Qatar / Nov 18, 2024 / Ajyal Film Festival
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Lebanon / Nov 27, 2024 / Beirut Shorts International Film Festival
Spain / Nov 30, 2024 / Aguilar Film Festival
Iraq / Dec 11, 2024 / Duhok International Film Festival
Belgium / Mar 05, 2025 / Anima Festival
France / Mar 30, 2025 / European Film Festival de Lille
Switzerland / Apr 04, 2025 / 7th Arab Film Festival Zurich
United States / Apr 10, 2025 / Hollywood Arab Film Festival
Türkiye / Apr 19, 2025 / 44th Istanbul Film Festival
Saudi Arabia / Apr 20, 2025 / Saudi Film Festival
Germany / Apr 28, 2025 / ALFILM – Arab Film Festival Berlin
Egypt / Apr 30, 2025 / Alexandria Short Film Festival
Japan / May 29, 2025 / Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia
Croatia / Jun 02, 2025 / Animafest Zagreb
Poland / Jun 07, 2025 / ANIMATOR – International Animated Film Festival
Australia / Aug 09, 2025 / Melbourne International Film Festival
Estonia / Aug 20, 2025 / Animist Tallinn
Indonesia / Sep 13, 2025 / Bali International Short Film Festival
South Korea / Sep 20, 2025 / Seoul Indie-AniFest
Albania / Sep 24, 2025 / Tirana International Film Festival
Canada / Sep 25, 2025 / Ottawa International Animation Festival
Morocco / Sep 27, 2025 / Marrakech Short Film Festival
Portugal / Sep 27, 2025 / Animagoria
Ireland / Oct 06, 2025 / IndieCork Film Festival
Austria / Oct 09, 2025 / Linz International Short Film Festival
Cyprus / Oct 13, 2025 / International Short Film Festival of Cyprus
Iran / Oct 19, 2025 / 42nd Tehran International Short Film Festival
Armenia / Oct 20, 2025 / ReA Festival – International Animation Film & Visual Arts Festival
Sweden / Oct 21, 2025 / Uppsala Short Film Festival
Taiwan / Nov 02, 2025 / Taipei International Golden Short Film Awards
TV
France / Apr 14, 2025 / France 2 (Histoires courtes)
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