The film is being screened as part of the Short Films Sending Peace to Palestine 2 Programme.
Tunisian film director Amani Jaafer’s latest short film A Lullaby Unlike Any Other will have its world premiere at the sixth edition of the International Amity Short Film Festival in Turkey, running from October 3 to 6, 2024. The film will be screened four times throughout the festival as part of the Short Films Sending Peace to Palestine 2 Programme. Notably, the film has been selected for over 20 festivals worldwide to date.
A Lullaby Unlike Any Other follows the life of Nour, a young Palestinian woman pursuing her studies in Sweden. She wanders the streets of Stockholm, retracing the steps of her life thus far; reminiscing over the trauma inflicted by the occupation, the memories of her family, and a lullaby long since lost. The film aims to serve as a melancholic exploration of Palestinian diasporic identity. It’s Jaafer’s second short, unscripted and improvised experimental work.
Speaking on the featurette, director Amani Jaafer stated, “As a young woman who left her family to live abroad and finish her doctoral studies, I tried to put myself in the shoes of a Palestinian girl who wanted to study abroad like many others her age, only to find herself overwhelmed by concern for the safety of her family and loved ones”.
