The MAD short films 'Vibrations from Gaza' and 'After the Sun' won accolades at the International Mediterranean Film Festival in Montpellier.
Arab short films, Vibrations from Gaza and After the Sun, have won acclaimed prizes at the Cinémed International Mediterranean Film Festival in Montpellier.
Director Rehab Nazzal’s Vibrations from Gaza won the La Gazette Audience Award and Ville de Montpellier Young Audience Award. The film offers a glimpse into the lives of deaf children in the besieged and occupied Gaza Strip. Through the voices of these children who have grown up under the relentless blockade and repeated Israeli aggression, it vividly conveys how they experience the bombings, destruction, and drone buzz overhead.
Meanwhile, After the Sun garnered a Special Mention at the event. Written and directed by Rayane Mcirdi, the short film is set in the evocative 1980s and follows a young girl who embarks on her first summer journey without her newlywed sister. Amidst the backdrop of a nostalgic family road trip from France to Algeria, she endeavors to reignite the bonds with her heritage, delving into a homeland rich with cherished memories waiting to be rediscovered.
