Show Me Shorts is now a hybrid festival that will include 100 physical screenings in 40 cinemas across New Zealand from October 7-30.
Tunisian short film Trinou, by Nejib Kthiri, has joined the Show Me Shorts Film Festival in New Zealand, which is scheduled to take place from October 7 – 30.
The film tells the story of a young boy who escapes his failing body and secluded life by travelling in dreams, which he created from magazines his mother used to give him. When his step-father urges his wife to change her approach towards her son and stop giving him magazines, both mother, and son take an important and life-changing step.
The film world premiered at LA International Film Festival and was among the official selections in the international short film competition. It also competed in DokuFest International Festival for Documentaries.
The film is written and directed by Nejib Kthiri and stars Mohamed Grayaa, Max Pemberton, Kaouther Dhaouedi and Eleanor Crowe. It is co-produced by Seventh age pictures limited and SVP Tunisia and distributed in the Arab world by MAD solutions.
Nejib Kthiri is a Tunisian director, screenwriter and musician living in London, UK. He studied music and sound engineering at West London University in 2011, then specialised in cinematography. He is currently in the development stages of his debut feature film.
Show Me Shorts Film Festival is New Zealand’s major international short film festival.
