Cooped up inside the red clay walls of the shelter, there are hundreds of them: jostling together on the dusty ground or aimlessly traipsing about, yet ultimately following the rules and dynamics of a pack. In its contemplation of the dreary everyday life of stray dogs, oscillating between feeding times and eternal waiting, Halima Ouardiri‘s second short film at Generation draws socio-political parallels under the burning North African sun.
Awards
- Crystal Bear for Best Short Film (Youth Jury) - Berlinale Generation
- Special Prize for Best Short Film (International Jury) - Berlinale Generation
- Prix Du Jury Coup De Cœur International (Awarded Shorts) - FIFF NAMUR
Festivals
Credits
- Screenplay
- Halima Ouardiri
- Cinematography
- Anna Cooley
- Editing
- Xi Feng
- Sales
- LA DISTRIBUTRICE DE FILMS
- Production
- HALIMA OUARDIRI
Halima Ouardiri
Canada
Canadian-Swiss-Moroccan writer / director Halima Ouardiri is a graduate of the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema in Montreal. Her first film, MOKHTAR (2010), was acclaimed in more than 100 international festivals has won numerous awards. CLEBS (2020), her news short documentary, won the Crystal Bear and the Special Jury Prize at the Berlinale. It continues its career in international festivals. THE CAMEL DRIVING SCHOOL, produced by Indie Prod and Art & Essai, is her first feature film.