JEDDAH: The primary slate of movies to be screened at Saudi Arabia’s upcoming Pink Sea Worldwide Movie Competition has been unveiled, with organizers revealing the lineup for the coveted “New Cinema/ New Saudi” part.
With the competition set to construct on the lauded success of its first version in 2021, business leaders from world wide are gearing as much as attend the second iteration, which is able to run between Dec. 1-10, 2022.
Program Supervisor at RSIFF Mohyee Qari mentioned that the primary version was counseled for the variety of quick movies it showcased, in addition to the big variety of recent filmmakers that took half.
“I’m thrilled to announce the second version’s lineup from Saudi filmmakers is as soon as once more a showcase of the nation’s expertise who’re taking artistic dangers and forging new pathways,” he mentioned in a press release.
“The movie business continues to speed up at a substantial tempo and the filmmakers on this part really symbolize the way forward for filmmaking within the Kingdom,” he added.
Sixteen movies might be screened within the part, together with on-screen depictions of witch craft and explorations of damaged love lives.
The winner of the RSIFF’s 48-hour Filmmaking Problem, Tala Alharbi, can also be part of the lineup along with her movie “When Pink Blooms.” Among the many listing of flicks can also be a documentary concerning the Gulf Battle, marking its 30-year anniversary. Titled “Reminiscences from the North,” it’s directed by Abdulmohsen Almutairi.
Other than this lineup, greater than 120 movies from world wide might be showcased throughout ten days. The broader lineup on the competition is but to be unveiled.
The “New Cinema/ New Saudi” part lineup consists of:
“Final Probability to Fall in Love”
Directed by Faisal Buhishi, it is a touching story that follows an previous man who lastly will get the prospect to reunite together with his past love after 50 years.
“Casting”
Directed by Ali Basaeed, “Casting” focuses on a person’s frustration attributable to the interference of individuals in his private life.
“Requiem for Silence”
Directed by filmmaker, producer and actor Majed Z. Samman, this movie explores the wrestle he has with the undesirable malicious entity who unexpectedly comes into his life, and the acceptance of their coexistence.
“YALLAH, YALLAH, BEENAH!”
Directed by Mohammed Hammad, the viewers might be transported down the rabbit gap the place a gang of pre-teen children are despatched on a psychedelic mission to avoid wasting humanity all whereas beneath the affect of a spell put forth by a coven of witches.
“Outdated Cellphone Quantity”
Director Ali Saeed introduces us to Hamed (Yacoub Al-Farhan) within the midst of a mid-life disaster which prompts him to repent by travelling to Makkah to hunt forgiveness and alter the course of his life. Nonetheless, in the course of the desert street journey, one thing occurs that forestalls him from finishing his lengthy religious journey and makes him return to satisfy somebody who lives in his previous.
“Forgive Me”
Jubril Mohammad offers us the story of a bride on probably the most big day of life who’s left jilted by the groom on her marriage ceremony evening. Taking all the marriage company along with her, she bravely tracks him down to hunt the solutions she deserves.
“Othman”
Directed by Khaled Zidan, it is a story of a safety guard at a authorities hospital’s parking zone, who lives quietly together with his cousin Fahd. However issues quickly take a flip that shakes Othman out of his stupor and forces him to face actuality.
“Ahead”
Fahad Alotaibi’s “Ahead” revolves round an underground hacker who will get a cellphone name from the longer term that warns him from one thing severe is coming.
“Tea Leaf”
Directed by Mohammed Baqer, this movie is about remorse and ache within the expertise of separation. A husband drinks his tea and painfully reminisces over conditions together with his ex-wife and the love and struggles they have been experiencing.
“A Swing”
Raneem Almohandis and Dana Almohandis observe Leen, a ten-year-old woman, who embarks on a trek by means of the woods to search for the thriller of the magical swing that her army father used to inform her tales about and promise to take her there someday.
“When Pink Blooms”
Directed by Tala Alharbi and winner of the festivals 48-hour Filmmaking Problem ventures into the thoughts of a woman who units unrealistically excessive expectations for herself, resulting in a string of self-destructiveness and morbid perfectionism.
“The Baby in his Closet”
This providing is directed by Khaled Zidan and explores the theme of childhood reminiscences, how we interpret our earliest experiences, and the way they make us really feel.
“Kabreet”
Directed by Salma Murad, the movie tells the story of Osama, a younger man in a quarrel between his feelings and reminiscence as he tries to discover a thread resulting in solutions.
“Reminiscences from the North”
Abdulmohsen Almutairi’s documentary concerning the Gulf Battle follows a crew of filmmakers who witnessed the occasions as kids set out on a journey throughout Saudi Arabia to seize tales of people that lived by means of the struggle.
“Fortunate You are Mine”
Directed by Noura Abushosha, it is a fashionable Saudi marriage story. Ahmad and Salma are newlyweds, and days after the marriage, Salma has a bipolar manic episode following the sudden dying of her mom. Ahmad is set to face by his spouse, however the couple finds themselves at a crossroads and unable to speak.
“Zabarjad”
Directed by Hussain Al-Mutlaq, this movie follows Yehya who returns to his village to settle in after determined to drop out of school. However a go to from his father’s previous buddy turns Yehya’s life the other way up which forces him depart the village.
