Trumpets in the Sky
Palestine, Lebanon, France, Belgium / Fiction / 14' / HD / Color / 2021
Boushra, one of the Syrian potato-picking girls in Lebanon, returns from a long day of work in the field only to learn that today her childhood will come to an end.
Director: Rakan Mayasi
Script: Rakan Mayasi
Director of Photography: Pôl Seif
Producer: Rakan Mayasi, François Morisset, Laura Jumel
Musician: Hadi Zeidan Tamikrest
Editing: Rakan Mayasi, Marie-Rose Osta
Sound: Bassam Lebbos, Tatiana Dahdah
Cast: Boushra Matar, Azra Al Nazzal, Hussein Ali, Yasser Shlash
CV
Rakan Mayasi is an independent filmmaker (Director, Screenwriter & Producer) from Palestine, born in Germany and currently based in Lebanon. He studied Cinema, Theatre and Psychology in Lebanon and then received film training with Abbas Kiarostami in South Korea at the Asian Film Academy.
Filmography
Trumpets in the Sky 2021
Bonboné 2017
Roubama 2012
Sea Sonata 2010
Festivals and Awards
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
Stockholm Film Festival
Honorable Mention - Toronto International Film Festival
Best Short Film - Festival Internacional de Curtas do Rio de Janeiro
Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival
Warsaw International Film Festival