Happy Holidays
Fall Grants 2018 - Production Stage
Scandar Copti / Feature Narrative / Palestine / 2019 / 110 min / Original Language: Arabic / Interests: Drama, Social Issues, Identity
Synopsis
A student’s involvement in a minor accident sets off a chain reaction of events that leads to the exposition of her double life, as well as the double lives of some of her relatives.
Credits
- Director
- Scandar Copti
- Screenwriter
- Scandar Copti
- Producer
- Jean Bréhat, Dorothe Beinemeier, Tony Copti
- Production Company
- Fresco Films
About the Director
Scandar Copti is a Palestinian filmmaker and visual artist, known for his film 'Ajami' (2009) that has won more than 15 awards, including the Camera d'Or Special Mention at Cannes, as well as a nomination for the 82nd Academy Awards. Copti’s video art projects have been exhibited worldwide at venues such as Gutman Museum, NYU gallery at Abu Dhabi, b_tour Foothold Festival, Beit Alkarmeh and the Oslo Kunstforening Art Gallery, among others. Copti headed the Film and New Media program at NYU Abu Dhabi from 2014 to 2017, and he’s currently teaching at NYUAD and working on his film 'Happy Holidays'.
Contacts
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Main Contact
Dorothe Beinemeier
- Company:
- RED BALLOON FILM GMBH
- Phone:
- +494050090808
- Email:
- dorothe@redballoon-film.de