TALA’VISION

Due to the threats of war, 8-year-old Tala is not allowed to go outside. Her only connection to the world is her television, which her father Taher throws out of the window adhering to the new TV ban. Fear, silence and boredom overcome her, making life in their small apartment unbearable. She decides to steal a TV and hide it without anyone knowing about it. A small decision that will have implications that will change the course of her life forever.

Benjamin Martins
Murad Abu Eisheh
photos © Philip Henze
  • Genre
    Drama
  • CATEGORY
    Short
  • YEAR OF PRODUCTION
    2020
  • DIRECTOR
    Murad Abu Eisheh
  • SCREENPLAY
    Murad Abu Eisheh
  • CINEMATOGRAPHY
    Philip Henze
  • CAST
    Aesha Balasem, Ziad Bakri, Khalid Al Tarifi
  • PRODUCERS
    Philipp Maurice Raube, Esther Busch, Jude Kawwa, Gabriel Waldvogel
  • CO-PRODUCERS
    Alaa Alasaad, Khaled Haddad
  • PRODUCTION COMPANIES
    Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, Tabi360 in co-production with SWR, Jordan Pioneers and with the support of The Royal Film Commission Jordan
  • RUNTIME
    28 min
  • LANGUAGE
    Arabic, German, English
  • FESTIVALS
    Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis 2021, Rhode Island International Filmfestival 2021, Fünf Seen Filmfestival 2021, Bundesjugend Film­festival 2021, Zlín Film Festival 2021
  • AWARDS
    First Steps Award, Michael Ballhaus Preis 2020, Audience Award Max Ophüls Preis 2021, Best Medium Short Max Ophüls Preis 2021, Deutscher Kamerapreis Young Talent 2021, 1st Price Rhode Island International Filmfestival Live Action Short
  • SALES
    Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, Sigrid Gairing
    sales@filmakademie.de
    www.filmakademie.de
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