“There’s an undeniably auteur-esque quality to Meby’s filmmaking—controlled and powerfully directed, with a unique visual sensibility. Via kinetic editing and music, Meby takes what is inherently non-cinematic material (a person talking on the phone) and makes it feel breathless.”
Short of the Week
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Walid (17) has fled from Syria to the Arctic Circle. As his family is stuck in the Balkans, on the border of the EU, Walid has to help them cross it, over the phone, from the streets of a northern Norwegian fishing village.
Produced by MER FILM and Ragna Nordhus Midtgard.
Starring Jawad Alkadhmani
Cinematography by Benjamin Loeb
REVIEWS AND INTERVIEWS
VIMEO STAFF PICK PREMIERE REVIEW AND INTERVIEW
FILMSHORTAGE REVIEW AND INTERVIEW
NOBUDGE REVIEW (+ INTERVIEW FOR MEMBERS)
FESTIVALS AND AWARDS
THE CULTURE MINISTRY OF NORWAY’S HUMAN RIGHTS AWARD
VIMEO STAFF PICK PREMIERE and BEST OF THE MONTH
OPENING FILM Films from the North - Tromsø International Film Festival 2018
SPECIAL MENTION at InterFilm 2018
BEST SCORE at Sceneitawards 2020
Palm Springs Shortsfest 2018
The Norwegian Short Film Festival 2018
Bergen International Filmfestival 2018
Encounters Festival 2018 - Films from the Arctic
Northern Character 2018
Umeå European Film Festival 2018
BUSTER 2019
Bodø Film Festival 2019
North x North 2019
The Festival of Tolerance 2019
Hamarama 2019
Film Island, HOUSE OF NORWAY at Frankfurt Book Fair 2019
Supported by The Norwegian Film Institute, The Northern Norwegian Film Center, and The Cultural Business Development Foundation of SpareBank1 Nord-Norge.