Artificio Conceal
Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2015
Ayoub Qanir / Short Narrative / United Kingdom, United States of America / 2014 / 18 min / Colour / DCP2K / In English / Arabic subtitles / 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
When a man wakes up in an interrogation room, he immediately asks after his wife and daughter, only to discover that his mind has been hacked and his memories replaced – all part of a plot to steal an incredible invention: the world’s most precise quantum logic clock. Featuring a brooding performance by 'Game of Thrones' star Simon Armstrong, this sci-fi thriller is a complex consideration of the nature of uncertainty, identity and truth.
About the Director
Ayoub Qanir is an American-Moroccan film director, producer and writer, best known for his experimental film series ‘Human After All’, which features the French electronic duo Daft Punk. Qanir is currently working on his upcoming release ‘Koyakatsi’ and his next project, ‘Le Monde dont on rêve n’existe pas’.
Credits
- Director
- Ayoub Qanir
- Screenwriter
- Ayoub Qanir
- Producer
- Ayoub Qanir, Peter Fraser
- Editor
- Sam Gunn
- Music
- Matthew Wilcock, Aleah Morisson
- Cinematographer
- Polly Morgan
- Production Company
- Transient Films
- Cast
- David Bailie, Simon Armstrong, Andrew Whipp, Nick Cornwall, Duran Fulton Brown