Aziza
Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Film Festival 2019
Soudade Kaadan / Lebanon, Syria / 2019 / 13 min / Colour / DCP / In Arabic / English subtitles
Themes: Dark Comedy
Rated: 
Mature subject matter. Not suitable for minors. Individuals under the age of 18 are not admitted into cinemas.
Description
Ayman (Abdel Mounaem Amayri), a Syrian refugee in Lebanon, teaches his wife (Caresse Bashar) to drive in his beloved Volkswagen Beetle named Aziza. This unconventional love triangle takes all three on a fantastical journey of nostalgia, where we are never quite sure what is real or imagined. Inside the claustrophobic confines of Aziza, we see a darkly comedic take on a couple struggling to rebuild a new life amidst the memories of the one they have lost.
Director
Soudade Kaadan
Soudade Kaadan is a Syrian director, born in France. She studied theater criticism in the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts in Syria and filmmaking in Saint Joseph University (IESAV) Lebanon. Her films have screened at several venues nationally and internationally and have received international awards. Her first feature fiction film 'The Day I Lost My Shadow' was awarded the Lion of the Future award for Best Debut at the Venice Film Festival in 2018, and her recent short film 'Aziza' won the Sundance Grand Jury Prize in 2019.
Credits
- Screenwriter
- Soudade Kaadan, May Hayek
- Cinematographer
- Elsy Hajjar
- Editor
- Soudade Kaadan
- Cast
- Caress Bashar, Abdel Moneim Amayri