Project Detail

Abdullah and Leilah

Synopsis

Haunted by the memories of his childhood in Baghdad, Abdullah has dementia and struggles to communicate with his daughter. As his mind slips and slides between his past and present, his daughter Leilah searches for one last moment of connection with her father before she also fades from his memory.

Details

Year: 2017
Type of film: Shorts
Running time: 19 mins 32 secs
Format: 2K
Director: Ashtar Al Khirsan
Producer: Dominique Unsworth
Editor: Tracy Granger ACE
Screenwriter: Ashtar Al Khirsan; Script Editor: Adeela Sharif
Director of Photography: Vladimir Trivic
Production Designer: Caroline Steiner
Sound: Doug Haywood
Composer: Tara Creme
Principal cast: Sami Abdulhameed, Houda Echouafni

Genre

Woman Director Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Resource Productions

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