L'Mrayet (L'Mrayet)
Arab Short Film Competition
Nadia Raïs / Short Narrative / Tunisia / 2011 / 12 min / Colour / DigiBeta
In No Dialogue / English subtitles
Interests: Animation
MENA Premiere
Rated: Parental guidance is advised for viewers under the age of 13. Individuals under the age of 13 are not admitted into cinemas unless accompanied by an individual aged 18 or older.
Synopsis
Under Tunisia’s totalitarian regime that began in 1987, Boum Mrayet is born into a world where people wear glasses from birth. As an adult, he is hired by a firm that specialises in writing the future.
About the Directors
Born in Tunis, Nadia Raïs is an artist and animator who trained as a graphic designer. Her first short, ‘L’Ambouba’, won the prize for Best African Short at the Festival de Meknès (Morocco) in 2011; screened at several other festivals, including Montreal and Cork; and was broadcast on TV5 Monde.
Credits
- Director
- Nadia Raïs
- Screenwriter
- Nadia Rais
- Producer
- Imed Marzouk
- Editor
- Malek Chatta , Mohamed Ali Affes, Fatma Ben Aissa
- Music
- Wael Jegham
- Cinematographer
- Sofiane El Fani
- Other
- Animation : Amine Kefi, Lotfi Zoghbi
- Cast
- n/a