Ship of Fools
a film by
Alia Haju
30 Min /
Short, Documentary, Animation
Germany, Lebanon
Alia and the monsters from her childhood are deeply affected by the destruction in Beirut. Born in a context of war, she develops both shields and vulnerabilities.
In her inner world, she encounters Abu Samra, a man training to be a superhero to save Beirut. He, too, harbors his own monsters but offers imaginative glimpses of resistance, inspiring even the filmmaker herself as she steps into the frame.
Cast
- Abu Samrah
- Alia Haju
Crew
- Screenwriters: Alia Haju and Lea Najjar
- DOP: Jan Fabi
- Editor: Tobias Wilhelmer
Original Title: سفينة الحمقى
Production Company(ies):
Producer(s):
Production Company(ies):
Paradoks Film
Producer(s):
Manuel Rees, Frank carsten Walter
- Black Star Film Festival, US
- Ecrans du Réel, Lebanon
- Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, France
- Salem Film Festival, US
- New York Arab Festival, US
- Olhar de Cinema, Brazil
- Lebanon Cinema Days
- Mostra de Cinema Árabe Feminino, Brazil
- Lebanese Film Festival, France
- Festival International Signes de Nuit, France
- Desenzano Film Festival
- Autumn in Voronet International Film Festival, Romania
- Rabat International Author Film Festival, Morocco
- Mediterranean Film Festival, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Lab Special Jury Prize and Lab Student Jury Special Mention at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, France
- Sharjah Film Platform
- Special Mention, Lebanese Film Festival, France
- Best Performance, Desenzano Film Festival, Italy
- Best Cinematography, Autumn in Voronet International Film Festival, Romania
