Ship of Fools
Synopsis
This anima-doc stitches together colorful and ragged fragments of the personal life of Alia, a Lebanese woman. Growing up facing war and displacement, searching and not finding freedom, she forms a friendship with a would-be superhero on the shore of Beirut called Abu Samra. She trains with him and their monsters meet. Together, Alia and Abu Samra survive by finding comfort in the insanity that the city has sown in them. When the Lebanese revolution starts on 17 October 2019 they realize they are not alone.
Director(s) :
Alia Haju
Country : Germany, Lebanon
Year : 2024
Genre : Documentary, animation
Duration : 00:29:30
Scenario : Alia Haju, Lea Najjar
Original soundtrack : Huda Asfour
Production :
Paradoks Film GmbH
Distribution :
Paradoks Film GmbH - Website
About
Alia Haju
Alia Haju is a Brooklyn-based filmmaker and musician. Alia grew up in South Lebanon until 1994 when she fled, during the Israeli war on Lebanon, to the UAE and later the US. In 2005 she returned to Lebanon to complete a BFA at AUB. She then worked at Reuters as a photographer and photo editor, covering the SWANA region and the Syrian war, and as a freelance investigative video-journalist.
