A young boy is fleeing war after his father is killed. All alone in the world, he finds a treasure map that will change his life — and give him the chance to heal from trauma.
The plot of “Saleem” — Jordan’s first feature-length animation — is a universal story of the horrors so many children around the world face today, its producers say.
Screening out of competition in the Families and Children section of the 3rd edition of the Red Sea Film Festival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, it is a tale of hope and light in a world where darkness destroys the spirit of too many children.
“Saleem’s story is one of a journey of healing and self-discovery after trauma,” the director, Cynthia Madanat Sharaiha, told Variety in Jeddah.
She and her husband, executive producer Shadi Sharaiha, spent four years working with an international team of animators and consultants to...
The plot of “Saleem” — Jordan’s first feature-length animation — is a universal story of the horrors so many children around the world face today, its producers say.
Screening out of competition in the Families and Children section of the 3rd edition of the Red Sea Film Festival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, it is a tale of hope and light in a world where darkness destroys the spirit of too many children.
“Saleem’s story is one of a journey of healing and self-discovery after trauma,” the director, Cynthia Madanat Sharaiha, told Variety in Jeddah.
She and her husband, executive producer Shadi Sharaiha, spent four years working with an international team of animators and consultants to...
- 12/8/2023
- by Nick Holdsworth
- Variety Film + TV
Folding the intricacies of the human condition into everyday life in Jordan, director Cynthia Madanat Sharaiha (“Noor”) bows her feature debut “Saleem” in competition at the Annecy Animation Festival.
The film marks the first Jordanian selection for the festival and was selected as part of this year’s Contrechamp strand which includes Pablo Berger’s offbeat friendship study “Robot Dreams,” a Cannes Festival standout, alongside 10 additional titles.
Aiming to dismantle preconceived notions, Madanat Sharaiha calls on the tradition of storytelling prevalent in her culture to ensure a fuller perspective, parlaying the region’s quotidian routines into vivid, wide-eyed renderings of rambunctious and endearing children, their parents and the captivating provincial terrain.
“We’re a culture of storytelling, but our stories don’t always make it into the world. We wanted to tell a different kind of story, not portray the Middle East as romanticized, political or magical. Ours is a...
The film marks the first Jordanian selection for the festival and was selected as part of this year’s Contrechamp strand which includes Pablo Berger’s offbeat friendship study “Robot Dreams,” a Cannes Festival standout, alongside 10 additional titles.
Aiming to dismantle preconceived notions, Madanat Sharaiha calls on the tradition of storytelling prevalent in her culture to ensure a fuller perspective, parlaying the region’s quotidian routines into vivid, wide-eyed renderings of rambunctious and endearing children, their parents and the captivating provincial terrain.
“We’re a culture of storytelling, but our stories don’t always make it into the world. We wanted to tell a different kind of story, not portray the Middle East as romanticized, political or magical. Ours is a...
- 6/11/2023
- by Holly Jones
- Variety Film + TV
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