A mist emerges, a howling wind kicks in and the forest turns dark. Two men pull out a tree and drag it like a dead body. In a forest in the mountains of Lebanon, where the unspoken pact of balance between the villagers and the forces of nature breaks, legend has it that revenge is bound to happen.
Written and Directed by Marie Rose Osta
Cinematography: Marie Rose Osta, Muta’z Salloum
Sound Designer/Mixer: Lama Sawaya
Original Music: Subchamber Ensemble
Producer: Marie Rose Osta
Selections and Awards 2021:
– Intl Premiere (Egypt): Cairo Intl Film Festival – Winner of The special jury award Short Films “Nov, 2021”;
– National Premiere (Lebanon): Beirut Shorts – Winner National Best Short “Dec, 2021”;
Selections and Awards 2022:
– Busan International Short Film festival – South Korea – April|May 2022;
– Malmö Arab Film Festival – Sweden – May 2022 – Winner of best short film;
– Jerusalem Arab Film Festival : Won best film Jury mention – Jerusalem, 2022;
– 44th Cinemed – Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival – France, October, 2022;
– Lebanese film festival in Canada – 2022;
– Ulju Mountain Film Festival – South Korea – April 2022;
– Morocco Shorts international Film Festival – 2022;
– LES NUITS MÉDITERRANÉENNES > “immersion in Musica elettronica” – Corce 2022 ;
– Batroun Mediterranean Film Festival – BMFF September. Btaroun, Lebanon 2022;
– Lebanese Independent Film festival – LIFF – Beirut, Lebanon, September 2022;
– Tripoli International Film Festival – TIFF – Tripoli, Lebanon, September 2022;
– Rural Encounters on Environment and Films – REEF, Kobayat, Lebanon, September, 2022;
– Twin Cities Arab Film Festival (TCAFF) – Minnesota. USA, October 2022;
– 13th Kamera Akcja – Łódź, Poland – October, 2022;
– Arab Film and Media Institute; Arab Film Festival – San Francisco Bay Area, USA, November 2022;
– Olhares do Mediterrâneo – Portugal, Lisbon, November: 2022;
– Spicy Indie International Film Festival – Greece – November 2022;
– International Silent Mexico Film Festival – Ganador – 2022.
