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Når hans første film «Ambulansen» blir en stor internasjonal suksess, står Mohamed overfor et umulig valg. Han har aldri hatt noe ønske om å forlate hjembyen sin for godt, men hvis han drar tilbake til Gaza, vil han kanskje aldri kunne reise ut igjen og fortsette sin karriere som en internasjonalt anerkjent filmregissør. 

På grunn av grensesituasjonen er Mohamed stuck i det arktiske vinter-Norge, men ønsker stadig ikke å søke asyl. Han velger å ta opp kampen med byråkratiet for å insistere på sin rett til å være både filmskaper og Palestiner. Under mottoet “Livet er Herlig” vender han kameraet mot seg selv for å ta kontroll over sin egen historie og kunne påvirke sin fremtid.  

Produksjon og distribusjon

Produksjonsår:
2023
Produksjonsland:
Norway
Co-produksjonsland:
Palestine
Qatar
Nasjonal premieredato:
2023-11-13
Internasjonal premieredato:
2023-11-13
Produksjonsselskap:
Stray Dog Productions Oslo
Co-produksjonsselskap:
Idiom Films
Al Jazeera
Finansieringsselskap:
Norwegian Film Institute
Fritt Ord Foundation
Nordnorsk Filmsenter AS
Filmfond Nord
Eksekutiv produsent:
Mohanad Yaqubi
Esther van Messel
Anne Fabini
Produsent:
KriStine Ann Skaret
Samprodusent:
Anad Abdelwahab
Muhammad Refaat
Filmkonsulent:
Helle Hansen
Eirin Gjørv
Bente Roaldsvig
Ingrid Dokka
Gjermund Gisvold
Salgsagent:
First Hand Films

Regissør

  • Mohamed Jabaly

    Mohamed Jabaly (b. 1990) is a Palestinian filmmaker, producer, and artist from Gaza City. He came to Norway in 2014 and has since made a name for himself in the international film industry. His first full-length documentary, Ambulance, has been shown at several of the world's largest film festivals and has won several awards. These include the One World Media Award for Best Feature Documentary at BAFTA in 2017, the BBC Arabic Young Journalist Award, the SunBird Award at Days of Cinema in Palestine, the FIPA D'or Award, and the Jury Award for Best Documentary at FIPA in Biarritz, France in 2017.

    In addition to his work in filmmaking, Mohamed has conducted filmmaking workshops for young people and served on juries for several film festivals. Currently, he is pursuing his MA in Fine Art at the Oslo National Academy of Art. He holds a BA in Moving Images from Nordland Film & Art College in Northern Norway. In 2019, he joined Stray Dogs production as a director, and his feature documentary Al Haya Helwa / Life is Beautiful is scheduled for release in autumn 2023.  

     

     

     

    Mohamed Jabaly

Priser

2023:
IDFA - International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
IDFA Award for Best Directing - International Competition
2024:
International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights
Gilda Vieira de Mello Prize
2024:
One World - International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, Prague
Best Film
2024:
Docville International Documentary Film Festival
Audience Award

Festivaler

2023:
IDFA - International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
2024:
TIFF - Tromsø International Film Festival
2024:
Göteborg International Film Festival
2024:
Human International Documentary Film Festival
2024:
International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights
2024:
West Nordic International Film Festival
2024:
Nordic Palestinian Film Festival
2024:
One World - International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, Prague
2024:
Docville International Documentary Film Festival
2024:
Cinema Politica Sofia
2024:
Arabiske filmdager - Arab Film Days
2024:
Liberation DocFest Bangladesh
2024:
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival
2024:
DOXA Documentary Film Festival
2024:
Krakow Film Festival

Stab

Regissør:
Mohamed Jabaly
Manusforfatter:
Mohamed Jabaly
Fotograf:
Mohamed Jabaly
Klipper:
Erland Edenholm
Anne Fabini
Lyddesign:
Anna Nilsson
Komponist:
Gaute Barlindhaug
Forteller:
Mohamed Jabaly

Teknisk informasjon

Sjanger:
Youth
Society & Politics
Format:
DCP 2k
Screen Ratio:
16:9
Farger:
Farge
Lydformat:
Stereo 5.1
Lengde i minutter:
93'
Språk:
Arabic
English
Norwegian
Undertekster:
English

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