The Leaves Will Bury
Film, 24’, Lebanon, 2015
A poetic visionary of the last hours lived by a suicide bomber in Lebanon before reaching his last physical destination in a hotel. The seething tie between the hotel and the kamikaze is filled with tension rising to a cinematic explosion of rhythmic thoughts and beautiful scenery.
Institut D’Études Scéniques, Audiovisuelles et Cinématographiques presents The Leaves Will Bury, A film by Toni Geitani, With Mazen Nehlawi, Karim Shams Eddine, Suzanna Eldovich, and Majdi Mashmoushi - Assistant Director: Sarah Mashmoushi - Director of Photography: Rachelle Noja - Focus Puller: Marina Tebechrani - Sound Engineer: Thierry Diab - Production Manager: Rana Maalouf - Art Director: Basma Farhat - Editing: Toni Geitani - Colorist: Bilal Hebri - Sound Design: Mohamed Khreizat & Toni Geitani
Official Selection 14th Festival Intenacional Signos da Noite - Lisbon, Portugal | Official Selection Davis International Film Festival 2016 - Los Angeles, USA | Official Selection 12th Lebanese Film Festival - Beirut, Lebanon | Official Selection Qumrah Film Festival 2016 - Bousra, Iraq | Official Selection Les Irrécupérable 2016 - Paris, France | Official Selection 13th Wegiel International Short Film Festival - Katowice, Poland | Official Selection CILECT Prize 2016 | Official Selection 29th FIPA Film Festival - Biarritz, France | Official Selection Zeichen Der Nacht 2016 - Berlin, Germany | Official Selection 13th Signes De Nuit - Paris, France | Official Selection AKU Film Festival 2016 - Kafaat, Lebanon | Official Selection 21st MedFilm Festival, Methexis Project (as a juror) - Rome, Italy | Official Selection 3rd FidCampus in FidMarseille - Marseille, France | Official Selection 12th Arab Short Film Festival - Beirut, Lebanon | First Place IESAV Jury 2015 - Beirut, Lebanon