Have a Nice Dog!
Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Film Festival 2021
Jalal Maghout / Germany, Syria / 2020 / 13 min / Colour and B&W / DCP2K / In Arabic / English subtitles
Themes: Animation, Middle Eastern, Psychological, Psychological Drama, War
Rated: 
Mature subject matter. May not be suitable for minors. Individuals under the age of 15 are not admitted into cinemas
Description
Trapped in war-surrounded Damascus, a lonely man is desperately waiting for a chance to leave the country. In his isolation, he loses himself more and more into constant fantasies of escape and monologues. With only his dog for company, he ventures deeper into the darker recesses of his mind. A profoundly harrowing look at the all too unnoticed effects that war can have on mental health.
Director
Jalal Maghout
Jalal Maghout is an animation filmmaker who graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Visual Communication from the University of Damascus in 2010. He worked as a teacher at Damascus University before leaving for Berlin in 2013, where he immediately started working on his anima-doc ‘Suleima’. The film about a Syrian female opposition activist was screened at many animation film festivals worldwide. In 2015 he started his master studies in animation directing at The Konrad Wolf Film University of Babelsberg.
Credits
- Screenwriter
- Jalal Maghout
- Producer
- Karsten Matern