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Bitter Greens, Tangled Roots

Bitter Greens, Tangled Roots
Bitter Greens, Tangled Roots

Synopsis

A telephone conversation between an expatriate brother and sister tackles the bitterness involved in being uprooted from the olive trees that stood as witness to their family's inherited memories in a country that has never known peace.
Official Selection Beirut Shorts International Film Festival 2025

Details

Year
2024
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
19 min 38 sec
Format
Digital and VHS
Director
Abdallah Dannaoui
Producer
Abdallah Dannaoui
Executive Producer
Elin Morse
Editor
Abdallah Dannaoui
Screenwriter
Reine Dannaoui
Director of Photography
Abdallah Dannaoui
Sound
Emil T. Griffiths and Rod Munday
Composer
Youmna Saba
Principal cast
Abdallah and Reine Dannaoui
Camera Assistant
Liam Robert Docherty

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Production Status

Production Company

Yellow Lenses Productions Ltd.

Abdallah Dannaoui

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