Section: THE FEMALE GAZE: New Czech films by female directors

SEA SALT

SEA SALT

Leila Basma
CZ, LB, 2023, 19 Min

Nayla is a 17-year-old spending her summer working and enjoying time with her friends and boyfriend. However, this seemingly carefree time is filled with doubts and dilemmas that many young people in Lebanon often face – is there a future for them in this country?

Part of the short film programme: THE FEMALE GAZE

#short #coming of age
#drama #diversity

Performance

2024-11-06 | 16:00
Stadthalle
2024-11-10 | 18:00
Kammerbühne

Leila Basma, a Lebanese filmmaker studying at Prague FAMU, who has grappled with the same question herself, takes us back to her country of origin for a day in SEA SALT, a visually striking coming-of-age story that uses powerful symbolism to offer a sensitive insight into the lives of Lebanon's young generation.

Text: Lenka Tyrpakova

06.11.2024 | 16:00 | Stadthalle (original version with English subtitles + simultaneous translation into German)

10.11.2024 | 18:00 | Kammerbühne (original version with English subtitles + simultaneous translation into German)

Drehbuch
Leila Basma
Kamera
Zaher Jureidini
Ton
Dominyka Adomaityte
Schnitt
Leila Basma
Ausstattung
Assad Khoueiry
Musik
Aid Kid (Ondřej Mikula)
Darsteller
Nayla - Nathalie Issa
Ahmad - Farid Shawki
Anthony - Georges Matar
Layal - Hiba Chihane-
Hussam - Rabih Abdo
Produzent
Natália Pavlove
Leila Basma

Leila Basma - Leila Basma is a Lebanese filmmaker and photographer currently based between Beirut and Prague, finishing her MFA in Film Directing at FAMU. Her second-year short documentary The Adam Basma Project was short-listed for the 48th annual Student Academy Awards (the Student Oscars) after touring various international documentary film festivals.

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