Alam, The Flag
Spring Grant 2015 - Production Stage
Firas Khoury / Feature Narrative / Palestine, France, Qatar / 2017 / 90 min / Original Language: Arabic / Interests: Coming of age, History, Social Issues, Youth
Synopsis
Palestinian student Tamer doesn’t meddle in politics; at the same time, the memory of his uncle, an activist physically broken by imprisonment, weighs heavily on his mind. He is attracted to a new classmate, the beautiful, spontaneous and politically engaged Maysaa’, the instant she appears; to impress her, Tamer drags along his buddies into Maysaa’’s “Operation: Flag”. This act of resistance will replace the school’s Israeli flag with the Palestinian flag on Israeli Independence Day, which is a day of mourning for Palestinians when they commemorate the ‘Nakba’ – the catastrophe. Under Mayssa’’s influence, Tamer’s political consciousness is sparked and he decides to participate in his first-ever demonstration.
Credits
- Director
- Firas Khoury
- Screenwriter
- Firas Khoury, Rasha Salti (Script Consultant)
- Producer
- Janja Kralj
- Production Company
- KinoElektron
About the Director
Firas Khoury is Palestinian director. He graduated from the University of Tel Aviv with a Master’s degree in Film. Khoury has several short films to his credit; among them are the award-winning documentaries ‘Seven Days in Deir Bulus’ (2007) and ‘Yellow Mums’ (2010). Alongside his directorial activity, Khoury is committed to disseminating Palestinian films and training young people. He is a founding member of Group Falastinema, which develops film workshops and presents screenings throughout Palestine.
Contacts
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Co-Producer
Georges Schoucair
- Company:
- Abbout Productions
- Phone:
- +9611587824
- Email:
- georges@abboutproductions.com
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Director
Firas Khoury
- Phone:
- +970597097477
- Email:
- hippolyte.lykavieris@live.fr
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Main Contact
Janja Kralj
- Company:
- KinoElektron
- Phone:
- +33 1 48 24 51 34
- Email:
- info@kinoelektron.com