• Ahmed’s Song

    Directed by Foued Mansour
    France | 30 minutes | North American Premiere |

One day Ahmed, employed at the public baths and nearing retirement, encounters Mike, a teenager adrift. Inside the bathhouse walls, in a place on the verge of disappearing, a strange relationship will develop between these two fractured souls.

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Director: Foued Mansour
Producers: Rafael Andrea Soatto
Screenwriter: Foued Mansour
Cinematographers: Pascale Marin
Editor: Yannis Polinacci
Music: Abdelkader Chaou
Cast: Mohammed Sadi, Bilel Chegrani, Laurent Maurel, Modeste Maurice, Debora Stana
Original Language Title: Le Chant d'Ahmed
Country: France
Language: in French/Arabic with English subtitles
Year: 2019
Running Time: 30 minutes
Premiere Status: North American Premiere
Awards: Special Jury Award, Festival Cinéma d'Alès
Primary Company: Manifest

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2019 ShortFest Archive