The red sea makes me wanna cry

Quinzaine 2023 | Short film | 21 min | Germany, Jordan

World premiere

A German woman goes to the town on the Red Sea where her Arab lover has just died. Beyond a simple story of mourning, the invention of an eerie port town by this young Jordanian filmmaker has Durassian echoes: the death of both a man and a city. The odyssey concludes in a hotel bar, backed by a popular Middle Eastern song.

Director

Faris Alrjoob

Based between Berlin and the SWANA region, Faris Alrjoob is an inter-disciplinary artist working within the fields of film, video art and performance.

Cast

Clara Schwinning (Ida Fehrmann), Ahmed Shihab-Eldin (Ismail), Mohammad Nizar (Musa), Anwar Khalil (Raymond)

Team

Screenplay
Matthew LaPaglia, Faris Alrjoob

Photography
Mahmoud Belakhel

Sound
Janis Ahnert

Production design
Alina Musiol

Editing
Benedikt Strick

Music
Omar Fadel

production
Academy of Media Arts Cologne (Germany)
Faris Alrjoob
Luisa Stricker
Luma Al Hamarneh
+49 221 201890
ute.dilger@khm.de
https://en.khm.de

Screenings in Cannes

Théâtre Croisette - 05/24/2023 11.15am

Cinéma Le Raimu - 05/25/2023 4.30pm

Cinéma Alexandre III - 05/25/2023 7.00pm