SALEEG
10 min | Arabic, Urdu, Tigrinya
Release Year: 2023
A lonely grandmother living in a neighborhood full of strangers must confront her stubbornly independent nature when she accidentally causes a pot of boiling rice to overflow, turning into a flood threatening her house.
Hayy Cinema Screenings in Jeddah
Festival Selections & Awards
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Opening Film & Official Selection at Saudi Film Festival, 2023
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Best Arabic Film Award at Animatex Egypt, 2023
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Official Selection at Annecy Animation Festival, 2023
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Official Selection at Austin Film Festival, 2023
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Official Selection at Busan International Kids and Youth Film Festival, 2023
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Official Selection at Animafest Cyprus, 2023
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Official Selection at Imaginaria International Animated Film Festival, 2023
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Official Selection at Lebanese Independent Film Festival, 2023
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Recipient of Malmo Arab Film Festival Development in-kind Award, 2022
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ScreenCraft Film Fund Semi-finalist, 2022
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Screenplay Special Mention at the Saudi Film Festival, 2020
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Recipient of Daw' Film Fund, funded by the Saudi Ministry of Culture, 2020
Writer & Director Afnan Bawyan
Producers Mariam Khayat, Afnan Bawyan
Co-Producers 5.a.m Studios, Kinana Films
Concept Artist Raghad Albarqi
Director of Photography Jeroen Zijlstra
Sound Designer Jean-Louis Viroux
Music Composer Ghiya Rushidat
Stars Amal Alamoudi, Sophia Hassan Puri
International Sales & Distribution Cinewaves Films
