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2020 Festival Shorts

TAFF Online Shorts Programme 3
Date: July 26
Time: 7 pm Eastern Time


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​A still from Sh'hab
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Sh’hab
Country: Qatar
Length: 13 min
Director: Amal Al-Muftah
Synopsis: Upon hearing a myth about falling stars, a young girl's curiosity is sparked. When night falls on the village of AlWakrah, she sets out on her father's boat, with the assistance of her older brother, to chase the fabled comets.

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A still from Left, Right
Left, Right
Country
: Tunisia
Length: 22 min
Director: Moutti Dridi
Synopsis: Seven year old Yassine, is left handed. Pressures from his father to use his right hand lead to drastic consequences. 
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A still from Amphitheater
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Amphitheater 
Country: Qatar 
Director: Mahdi Ali 
Length: 16 mins
Synopsis: A professional Qatari photographer is intrigued by the rebellion of a teenage girl from her conservative family as they take pictures of the frescoes in a cultural village. She pursues the teenage girl, documenting her rebellion until the family rebukes her. After discovering the girl's hideout, the photographer follows her into an amphitheater, where she finally has a chance to express her inner voice.


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A still from Maradona's Legs
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Maradona’s Legs 
Countries: Palestine, Germany 
Director: Firas Khoury 
Length: 20 mins
Synopsis: 
During the 1990 World Cup, two young Palestinian boys are looking for “Maradona’s legs”; the last missing sticker that they need in order to complete their world cup album and win a free Atari. ​

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A still from I Am Fatou
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I Am Fatou 
Countries: Egypt, Italy, Germany 
Director: Amir Ramadan 
Length: 18 mins 
Synopsis: Fatou is a 23-year-old Italian girl of Senegalese origin. She lives in a suburb of Rome with hismother, who would like to educate according to the rigid impositions of her culture of origin. But Fatou is looking for his own identity that combines his black Muslim being with Italian society, and unlike most of his peers, the social stigma of the immigrant is imprinted on her, who isolates her and reduces her friendships with other young children of foreigners. Her authentic passion and screen against prejudice is singing: music is what will never betray herself.


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A still from Ambiance
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Ambiance 
Country: Palestine 
Director: Wisam Al Jafari 
Length: 15 mins 
Synopsis: Despite the noise and chaos of the refugee camp, two young Palestinian refugees discover a creative way to record music in order to meet a competition deadline.

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A still from Roujoula
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Roujoula 
Countries: France, Morocco 
Length: 22 min 
Director: Ilias El Faris
Synopsis: In Casablanca, Eid-Al-Adha is around the corner. Imad, who sells hacked DVDs in the streets, doesn't manage to earn enough money to buy the sacrificial sheep. The perfect excuse to take advantage of his studious little brother, forcing him to become a parking attendant, not realizing that he is giving Fayçal the perfect opportunity to exact his revenge.


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2nd annual Toronto Arab Film Festival - may 27-30 2021 


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  • MAHRAJAN//FESTIVAL
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    • Previous Editions >
      • 2020 >
        • Feature: Talking About Trees + Panel
        • TAFF Shorts Programme 1
        • TAFF Shorts Programme 2 + Panel
        • TAFF Shorts Programme 3
    • Awards 2020
  • LAYALI EL CINEMA//CINEMA NIGHTS
  • SHABAKA//NETWORK
    • Call for Commissions
    • TAF Salon
    • Panels
    • Panel: Demystifying Feature Filmmaking
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