JSFF08

JORDAN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL - OFFICIAL SELECTION 2008

International Film Competition

NOTE: As stated in the rules and regulations, films by the Amman Filmmakers Cooperative do not qualify for any material or financial awards
Film Title Director Synopsis Country Production Year Length Minutes Genre
23rd Poopak Mozaffari A man wants to have the company of a woman in his very special party. Iran 2007 20 Fiction
A Day in A Life Nicolas Daenens Mario and Tom are two guys who are looking for money when they aren't looking for trouble. They concoct a plan to rob a bank. Belgium 2008 21 Fiction
Abattoir Didier Blasco Marc works at the local abattoir. All day long he works a bandsaw. One morning there's an accident: the bandsaw breaks and severs Marc's left hand. France 2007 25 Fiction
Attack of The Robots from Nebula-5 Chema García Ibarra Almost everybody is going to die soon. The robots are coming. Spain 2008 2 Fiction
Between Dogs and Wolves Jean-Gabriel Périot A young man, looking for a job, takes his job hunting to extremes. France 2008 28 Fiction
Bonfire Melissa Anastasi A little girl struggles to understand her violent father. Their unspoken needs spark a chain of tragic misunderstandings. Australia 2008 19 Fiction
Chasmogamy Marinella Setti A modern parable about conflict,set in the cultural melting-pot of London and featuring various characters going through the daily grind of a rush-hour bus ride. United Kingdom 2008 7 Fiction
Household Gods Vaughan Pilikian Alone at home, but haunted by other voices: six people in six rooms somewhere in London. United Kingdom 2008 6 Fiction
John and The Dog André Marques João lives on a shabby suburban estate. He is always in trouble with the grown-ups, who don’t seem to understand that his flamboyant behavior stems from his insecurity and desperation. Portugal 2007 15 Fiction
Le Café des Pêcheurs Al Hadi Ulad Mohand Wintertime, Northern Morocco, the fishermen spend their time watching over their boats from the local café. Braving the weather and the harbour authorities, Monsour decides to head out to sea. France 2007 23 Fiction
Leap Year Aaron Wilson A moment shared and a connection formed between two people across a generational divide. Australia 2008 11 Fiction
Mofetas Ines Enciso Night falls at Tangier's port. Karim and Aziz wait in silence. Spain 2008 9 Fiction
Ode Ober Hiba Vink Meet the waiter, eternally supplying perfect strangers with food and drinks. His murmured maelstrom of acute observations reveals an acquired omniscience regarding his clients’ preferences and character traits. Netherlands 2008 9 Fiction
Painting Paradise Barbara Hlali Media reports show how the wall, which surrounds the Shiite and Sunni quarters in Bagdad, is painted with beautiful landscapes: Aesthetic creation is used in order to cover military measures and war effects. Germany 2008 5 Experimental
Silba Perfidia César Esteban Alenda Ramiro wears glasses that focus or unfocus reality so that he can live a calm life with no surprises. A couple of events will break his routine and deprive him of his glasses. Spain 2008 16 Fiction
Solitude Mehrdad Sheikhan A stone colossus has lived a lonely life on this barren planet for thousands of years . Worn out by his solitude, he decides to change his fate. Iran 2008 10 Animation
The Choice Tito Fernandes Facing the adversities of life, imposed by circumstances, by fate and by influence decisions, implies determinate consequences, opposed from the facts of will. Portugal 2008 20 Fiction
The Last Board N.Sundar The release of atom power has changed everything except our way of thinking. India 2008 12 Fiction
The Pain with Being Thirsty David Yun A film that juxtaposes found footage of Japanese Internment camps in Arizona with a found letter written by a Muslim prisoner accused of running Al-Qaeda websites and awaiting extradition to Guantanamo Bay. USA 2007 6 Experimental
Verso-Tempo Julien Lonchamp This film deals with our perception of time passing by. How to react if time started to have a life of its own? France 2008 11 Experimental
Welcome to Hebron Terje Carlsson Filmmaker shows the Israeli occupation and its impact on everyday life in Palestine. Leila Sarsour is a strong, intelligent, outspoken Palestinian teenager and she has dreams of a daily life free from oppression and violence. Sweden 2007 55 Documentary
Zero Degree Omid Khoshnazar A solider kills a man but revenge comes from unexpected sources. Iran 2007 8 Animation

Arab Film Competition

 
Film Title Director Synopsis Country Production Year Minutes Genre
Absence Mohammed Rashed Bu-Ali He checks who is at the door but doesn't find anyone. Bahrain 2008 10 Fiction
Ahyanan Mahmoud Soliman The film is about a crazy and despotic driver and the bus riders that submit to him. A road movie about our relationships with each other and about a society that doesn't accept other peoples' differences. Egypt 2008 15 Fiction
Akhoui Ali Jamal A man tries to help his brother from a serious illness. United Arab Emirates 2008 17 Fiction
All I Want For Christmas Sama Alshaibi During the Christmas season in the West Bank, Palestinians apply for permission papers to enter Israel. Their wish is to see the sea. Palestine 2007 6 Experimental
Bent Alnokhatha Khaled Mahmoud Bint Al Nokhitha a story told by a grandmother to her grandson Mohamed, a young boy, who is at stage in his life where he has to grow up. United Arab Emirates 2008 17 Fiction
Bent Mariam Saed Salmin Almerry A very young girl returns home after her very old husband dies. She discovers she is not alone in her ordeal. United Arab Emirates 2008 27 Fiction
Dali Amjad Al Rasheed A family waiting for their eldest son Dali to come back after he had left them to achieve his dream in Lebanon as an actor, promising them to come back stronger. Jordan 2008 25 Fiction
Espresso Muawia Attalah Ibrahim is someone who is addicted to his morning espresso that he was willing to sacrifice everything including his job. Jordan 2008 7 Fiction
Fundo Mahmoud Abdelbar A strange relation between a man and his fish. Tunisia 2008 12 Fiction
Goulili Sabrina Draoui Two student friends in music school have a dialogue exploring the intimacy of their visions of life and love. France 2008 16 Fiction
I Am Ready Omar Saleh Young man receives call of duty so he answers and waits and waits and waits. Jordan 2008 12 Fiction
Justice of Vengence Khaled Hlailaat A young man seeks vengeance for his brother who was killed by drug traffickers. Jordan 2007 45 Fiction
Little Mornings - Beirut Ali Zaraket The filmmaker captures Beirut in the early morning hours. Lebanon 2007 25 Experimental
Mandeel Helo Ayman Alameer A man who suffers from a painful divorce finds comfort in a student who looks like his daughter. Egypt 2007 19 Fiction
Not My Turn Yet Rabee Zureikat & Co Leen Samara and Rabee Zureikat go on a journey to the Dead Sea and confront existential issues after a mishap.. Jordan 2008 6 Fiction
Sa'et Asary Sherif Elbendary A father is troubled by his inability to determine if he is taller than his son. Egypt 2008 14 Fiction
Stuck Face Manal Ali Ben Amro Memories of a girl unable to cope with a past tragedy. United Arab Emirates 2007 6 Fiction
The Other Side of My Neighborhood Said Najmi Suhad a young girl who join her mum working as a maid in a big house. She meets various situation, thus realizes the inequity and how crucial life can be. Jordan 2007 12 Fiction
The View Hazim Bitar & Rifqi Assaf An Israeli sniper takes aim at a Palestinian man and woman but has to kill time in the meanwhile. Jordan 2008 16 Fiction
They Say There is No Work Hussain Jafarawi Young Jordanians in a job market that does not have room for their ambitions. Jordan 2008 9 Fiction
Ya Halawood Workshop Students Greedy local producer will do anything to win business from a Hollywood producer. Jordan 2008 10 Fiction

NOTE: As stated in the rules and regulations, films by the Amman Filmmakers Cooperative do not qualify for any material or financial awards

 

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