ShortFilm competition
Manity
Lebanon, France, Qatar | 15 min | 2023
On a sunny day, Firas — an 11-year-old boy — accompanies his father Tayseer and his father’s friend Rayan on a bird-hunting jaunt in the Lebanese mountainside. What is supposed to be a calm hunting trip turns into an unforgettable experience.
Director:
Hussen Ibraheem
Screenplay:
Hussen Ibraheem
Cinematography:
Julien Saez
cast:
Charbel Kamel,
Jade Breide,
Hadi Jibbawi
production:
MAD SOLUTIONS
Director:
HUSSEN IBRAHEEM
After graduating with a BA in architecture, Hussen Ibraheem (b. 1985) decided to follow his passion for cinema.
He studied at the Red Sea Institute for Cinematic Arts a branch of the University of Southern California in Jordan and graduated with a master’s.
His work deals with questions of life and death, strained human relationships, and absurd bureaucratic practices.
Ibraheem is currently working on his first feature TIDE.