Brotherhood
Spring Grants 2018 - Production Stage
Meryam Joobeur / Short Narrative / Canada, Tunisia, Qatar, Sweden / 2018 / 25 min / Colour / Original Language: Arabic, English / Interests: Drama, Social Issues, Youth, Family
Synopsis
Mohamed is a hardened shepherd living in rural Tunisia with his wife and two sons. His life is thrown into turmoil when his oldest son Malik returns home from Syria with a new wife named Reem. Malik’s mother and younger brothers are quick to embrace Malik’s return, but Mohamed is uncomfortable with his presence and potential radical influence on the family. ‘Brotherhood’ explores the complexity of familial relationships and the destructive effect of assumptions.
Credits
- Director
- Meryam Joobeur
- Screenwriter
- Meryam Joobeur
- Producer
- Habib Attia, Sarra Ben-Hassen, Maria Gracia Turgeon, Meryam Joobeur, Annick Blanc
About the Director
Meryam Joobeur is a Montréal based Tunisian filmmaker and co-founder of the production company ‘Instinct Bleu.’ Her short films’ Gods, Weeds and Revolutions’ (2013) and ‘Born in the Maelstrom’ (2017) starring Sasha Lane screened in dozens of national and international festivals. Her recent short ‘Brotherhood’ (2018) recently premiered at TIFF where it won Best Canadian Short. She is currently developing two feature films including ‘Motherhood,’ the feature adaption of ‘Brotherhood’. She is an alumni of TIFF talent lab, Rawi Screenwriters Lab and Berlinale Talent Lab.
Awards and Festival History
Festivals
Toronto Int. Film Festival (TIFF), Canada |2018| Official Competition *WINNER BEST CANADIAN SHORT*
Festival du Nouveau Cinéma (FNC), Montréal |2018| Official Competition *WINNER BEST NATIONAL SHORT FILM*
Journées Cinématographiques de Carthage, Tunisia
Contacts
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Main Contact
Habib Attia
- Company:
- Cinetelefilms
- Phone:
- +216 70731987
- Email:
- mh.attia@cinetelefilms.net