Short Films
The Wedding Dress
Logline
A seamstress believes that sewing a wedding dress for herself would kill her.
Produced by Fahmi Farahat; Mohammed Salman
Directed by Mohammed Salman
Executive Producer: Mohammed Sendi
Director of Photography: Chaker Ben Yahmed
Cast: Shaikha Zowaid, Sally Zack and Abdulmohsen Alnemer
Genre Surrealism; Drama
Synopses
Asmahan, a seamstress, prepares for her daughter’s wedding. Her community believes that a seamstress, who works on a wedding dress for a loved one, brings the curse of death. Will Asmahan follow tradition or will she cave in to her daughter’s wishes and ignore it?
Festivals
*Winner Best Director
Saudi Film Competition 2 - Riyadh 2017
*Winner Best Female Actor
Saudi Film Competition 2 - Riyadh 2017
*6 Nomination is Foreign Film Category
International Filmmakers Festival of World Cinema - Berlin 2017
Best Original Screenplay; Best Short Film; Best Director;
Best Editing; Best Lead Actress and Best Supporting Actress
Official Section:
Arabs Film Awards - Cairo 2018
DC Independent Film Festival - USA 2017
Rhode Island International Film Festival, USA 2017
Malmö Arab Film Festival - Malmo, Sweden 2017
International Filmmakers Festival of World Cinema - Berlin 2017
Saudi Film Festival - Dammam, Saudi Arabia 2017
Dubai International Film Festival - Dubai, UAE 2016
