A Magical Substance Flows Into Me
Synopsis
Berlinale 2016 - World premiere
Details
- Year
- 2016
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 68 mins
- Director
-
Jumana Manna
- Producer
- Polly Staple
- Editor
- Katrin Ebersohn
- Screenwriter
- Jumana Manna
- Director of Photography
- Daniel Kedem
- Sound
- Sound Recording: Antoine Brochu; Sound Mixing: Jochen Jezussek
- Composer
- Voice and music from: Aharon Amram, Liron Amram, Abdullah Wasif Cahen, Neta Elkayam, Amit Hai, Mousa Al Khamaysi, Yaniv Ovadia, Said Murad, Wisam Murad, Osama Abu ‘Ali, Hassan Abu ‘Ali, Hussein Abu ‘Ali, Hani Shushari
- Principal cast
- Adel Manna, Aziza Manna
Genre
Production Status
Production Company
Palestinian Territories, Germany, UK coproduction
Co-commissioned by the Sharjah Art Foundation and Chisenhale Gallery with Malmö Konsthall and the Biennale of Sydney
Sales Company
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