Oman & France
In-Person
NOTE: After you RVSP, you will receive information or a reminder email, but you may or may not receive this right away. Please look out for it before the event! Each event may be different.
A discussion will follow each program to compare and contrast the films and the topics with special discussants:
Discussants/Moderator:
Sarah Diligenti, Executive Director, Alliance Française de Washington
Others TBA
Including a reception at the end of the program!
All films are subtitled in English, unless otherwise noted.
Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center,
Embassy of the Sultanate of Oman
1100 16th St NW
Washington, DC 20036
Flaming Souls
Oman, 2023, 26 min.
Director: Yaqoob Alkunjary
Salman, age 25, is afflicted with a congenital defect and still a child at heart. The sympathy of his mother, however, contrasts with the cruel treatment he receives from his stepfather and companions. The dynamics of joy and tragedy.
Joseph
France, 2019, 30 min.
Director: Jordan Anefalos
Liam, 24, sentenced to three months of community service in a retirement home, meets Joseph, a Greek pensioner and widower who does not want to die. Winner of the Audience Awards at Caumartin, Best Actor at the Villejuif Festival for Walid ben Mabrouk, Best Movie and Best Actor at International Short Film Festival Paul Simon in Tregueux.
Crutch
Oman, 2023, 5 min.
Director: Salim Taebb Alhasni
With a scene that focuses on the cultural values of respecting ones parents, Crutch teaches about the importance of being kind to oneself and those around you by not jumping to conclusions.
