Project Detail

Coyotes

Two women seated in a car at night, viewed through the car windscreen

Synopsis

A Palestinian surgeon drives home after a long night shift, but little does she know that a commute through a desolate West Bank road will change her forever.
Official Selection Venice Film Festival 2025 - World premiere
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2025 - Short Film Competition
Official Selection Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2025

Details

Year
2025
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
20 min
Format
Digital
Director
Said Zagha
Producer
Myriam Sassine, Laura Jumel
Executive Producer
Frank Barat, Sophie Heard, Ali Suliman, Flavia Zanon
Editor
Matthieu Taponier
Screenwriter
Said Zagha
Director of Photography
Simone D’Arcangelo
Production Designer
Emad Muhtasseb
Sound
Nour Halawani, Rana Eid, Florent Lavallée
Composer
Amin Goudarzi
Principal cast
Maria Zreik, Ali Suliman
With the participation of
Roger Waters

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Palestine, UK, France, Jordan co-production

Night Owls (UK), Salaud Morisset (FR), The Imaginarium Films (JO), Saffuriya & Ma'alul, Closeup Films

Night Owls

Said Zagha

Sales Company

Salaud Morisset

François Morisset
Eberswalder Str. 10,
10437 Berlin
Germany

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