Sat 9 Aug 2025
Locarno Film Festival · Still Playing
West Bank, summer 2024: Rasheed, a video game creator, tries to raise his two sons amid Israeli army raids and the war in Gaza. At night, he creates games where mothers and fathers can no longer protect their children. Director Mohamed Mesbah Producer Yannick Beauquis, Quentin Brayer Cinematography Ibrahim Handal Editing Jean Costa Sound Clément Maléo Sound mixing Lucien Richardson Production Don Quichotte Films International sales. La Luna Distribution
Mon 28 Apr 2025
A Short Film About KIDS nominated for 2025 Critics Awards for Best Short Film
Wed 30 Oct 2024
AFI Fest
The American Film Institute (AFI) announced the Grand Jury Award winners and Special Mentions for AFI Fest 2024
Wed 30 Oct 2024
A CLOSER LOOK AT A SHORT FILM ABOUT KIDS - LA Elements
A Short Film About Kids by Ibrahim Handal is about children from a Palestinian refugee camp who travel to the beach for the first time ever.
Wed 29 May 2024
Short Film Review: A Short Film About Kids by Ibrahim Handal
In an obviously low-budget endeavor, "A Short Film About Kids" manages to be equally informative, entertaining and well-shot
May 2024
THE DEER'S TOOTH - Festival de Cannes
A young man from a refugee camp embarks on a perilous journey in order to fulfil his little brother’s wish: to throw his milk tooth into the sea.
Fri 5 Apr 2024
A Short Film About Kids: Bethlehem-based Ibrahim Handal on his second ClermontFF entry
Four kids from the refugee camp in Bethlehem decide to visit the sea for the first time in their life. Ibrahim Handal is a cinematographer and filmmaker living in Bethlehem, who graduated in Cinematography in 2019 from Dar Al-Kalima University. His previous short film Bethlehem 2001 was also selected by the Clermont-Ferrand International Film Festival. Yet again, Ibrahim offers a sensitive, eye-opening glimpse into Palestinian daily life, this time through the prism of an incredibly likeable cast of young children.
Fri 2 Feb 2024
Enfants - 2024 / ECO 2
A short film about Kids- Jeune Public Selection
Mon 15 Jan 2024
A Short Film About a Chair- World Premiere Screening Dates
A lonely chair on an abandoned balcony, a photographer watching it days and nights, a strange thing happens that will change the life of the chair for ever.
Wed 6 Dec 2023
Announcing the Official Lineup for Slamdance 2024 | Slamdance
We are excited to announce our mind-bending lineup for our 2024 Animated, Experimental, Unstoppable, Narrative, and Documentary Shorts programs as well as the Digital, Interactive and Gaming (DIG), Episodes, and new Revolution lineup. Dedicated to providing accessible programming both in-person and online, the 2023 hybrid festival will return this year with events in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah from January 19th to 25th and online on the Slamdance Channel from January 22nd to 28th.In-person passes and Slamdance Channel subscriptions for the online festival are now available for purchase here.
Mon 4 Oct 2021
AMBIENCE - Festival de Cannes
Two young Palestinians try to record a demo for a Music Competition inside a noisy crowded refugee camp, while failing recording because of the chaos of the place, they discover an authentic way allow them to meet the deadline creatively.
Mon 4 Oct 2021
Clermont Ferrand Short Film Festival
Festival du Court Métrage de Clermont-Ferrand | 28 Jan. > 5 Fév. 2022
Mon 4 Oct 2021
Ambience - MAD Distribution Films
Ambience film, directed by Wisam Al Jafari T
Mon 4 Oct 2021
Bethlehem 2001 - MAD Distribution Films
Bethlehem 2001 film, directed by Ibrahim Handal A young Palestinian wanders between his current reflections and his childhood memories of the military invasion and siege of Bethlehem.
Tue 28 Sep 2021
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