The film’s director, Jad Shaheen, tells “Sky News Arabia” about the story of the film from its beginnings to its arrival in the competition arena in the official competition of the “Cannes” festival, and the difficulties faced by the film. work team had to deal with.
The film is taking part in the festival which will take place from May 16 to 27 under the name “L’Appel dubrook” in the LA CINEF section intended for students of art institutes. a young man who sees a strange thing in a cursed canal, which makes him doubt everything and hastens his fate.
16 hours of filming
Shaheen says, “It’s a stressful experience, but it brings many happy moments. Moments of inspiration and discovery of the world.
Regarding the film’s production conditions, he continues: “It’s the production of a group of friends, and because of its very low production cost, we had to shoot the whole film in one day over a period of 16 very exhausting hours. I was really lucky.”
Praising the role of the working team, the director adds: “I can’t deny the importance of having a wonderful team of friends, as they are the real support in this project. I was lucky to have total freedom in choosing the work team of actors and technicians. »
“Al-Tara’a”, starring Mahmoud Abdel Aziz, Heba Khayal and Sarah Shadeed, written and directed by Jad Shaheen, and it is an Egyptian-English co-production between Shaheen, Ahmed Nahla and Francis Clark.
Extraordinary Joy Turned into Responsibility
A great happiness fills the hearts of the working team with the nomination of their film to participate in the “Cannes” festival, Shaheen describes it by saying, “I received the news of the film’s nomination for the Cannes Film Festival by an official e-mail, and I felt a great happiness which later turned into a real responsibility, and I realized that I was facing a great exceptional business, and a real opportunity which must I feel a responsibility towards her and a great gratitude towards all those who were by my side during the making of the film, the partners in the success of this film.
The film is nominated for the festival’s official competition in the la cinef section for films by students of film institutes around the world. This is the second nomination in the history of the competition and the first after 10 years. for the Film Institute and the Egyptian Academy of Arts.
This is why Shaheen sees it as a motivation for all the students of the academy: “It is wonderful to feel that I am part of this hope and this motivation for my colleagues. And that I can help others by giving them hope.”
Feature film on the way
Shaheen is about to show her first feature film in the light, adding: “I am working quietly during this period on the quiet writing of my first feature film, and it is a film similar to the film Al-Tara’ a, but it’s crazier, and it takes a lot of effort. I’m going to work on it with part of the Al-Taraa film crew; it reassures me that there are people I trust, and I hope other talented people will join the film soon
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