The Short Film One Minute to Screen at the Rencontres Internationales des Cinemas Arabes in France

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The Short Film One Minute to Screen at the Rencontres Internationales des Cinemas Arabes in France


The short film One Minute by director Dina Naser is going to be screened at the Rencontres Internationales des Cinémas Arabes in France (November 21-26) on Saturday, November 25 at 08:30 PM (GMT+1).

One Minute is based on the true story of the 2014's Shujaiya Massacre in Gaza. Set in 2014 Gaza, Salma takes shelter in her home to escape from the bombing and shooting, trying to protect her daughter, but with a text message she will be informed about her destiny.

One Minute won the Audience Award at the PerSo-Perugia Social Film Festival in Italy, the Best Fiction Short Film by An International Author at the Nazra Palestine Short Film Festival in Italy, and a Special Mention (Short Film Competition) at the Franco Arab Film Festival in Jordan. The film screened at more than 20 international festivals including the International Film Festival Rotterdam - IFFR, Cairo International Women Film Festival and the Malmo Arab Film Festival in Sweden. The film stars Majd Hijawi, Ruba Hannun and Alia Daoud. One Minute is produced by DocNomads School and written and directed by Dina Naser. MAD Solutions is handling the film's distribution in the Arab world.