Private Project

A Camera on the Roof

This morning, I read in the newspaper about a taxi driver who decided to live on the roof of a bulding in Jaramana (a suburb of Damascus) despite the danger of war’s countless missiles
This evening I watched « Taxi Tehran », it’s an Iranian movie directed by Jafar Panahi, tomorrow I will take what is left for me in my country, my camera, and head to the taxi driver

  • Houssam Jlelati
    Director
  • Houssam Jlelati
    Writer
  • Frères MALAS
    Producer
  • MALAS TWINS
    Editors
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    War, Fiction, Documentary
  • Runtime:
    14 minutes 2 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 15, 2020
  • Country of Origin:
    Syrian Arab Republic
  • Country of Filming:
    Syrian Arab Republic
  • Language:
    Arabic
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital File
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Pune Short Film Festival
    Pune
    India
    October 23, 2020
  • MalatestaShort Film Festival
    Cesena
    Italy
    November 20, 2020
  • Goa Short Film Festival
    Pune
    India
    December 19, 2020
  • Alibag Short Film Festival
    Pune
    India
    January 23, 2021
  • Madrid Human Rights Film Festival
    Madrid
    Spain
    December 3, 2020
  • ISTANBUL FILM AWARDS
    ISTANBUL
    Turkey
    November 30, 2020
  • BOLLYWOOD INTERNATIONAL FILMFESTIVAL (BIFF)
    Mumbai, Maharashtra
    India
    December 22, 2020
    Nominee
  • Standalone Film Festival & Awards
    Rancho Cucamonga
    United States
    February 1, 2021
  • Thessaloniki Free Short Festival
    Thessaloniki
    Greece
    May 9, 2021
    "Nominee" Best Documentary Short
  • Golden Leaf International Film Festival
    ISLAND
    India
    September 12, 2021
  • Belgaum International Short Film Festival
    Belgaum
    India
    December 18, 2021
  • Festival International Ciné-Café
    Taza
    Morocco
    November 25, 2021
  • The 4th Meihodo International Youth Visual Media Festival
    New York
    United States
    February 22, 2022
  • One Earth Awards
    Bangalore
    India
    March 31, 2022
  • Karama Yemen Human Rights Film Festival
    Sanaa
    Yemen
    March 25, 2022
Director Biography - Houssam Jlelati

2006 : He Graduated from Ornina Institute of art/ Damascus, managed by Amal Omran and RaafatAlzagot
Participated in several theatre workshops
Participated in several scenario workshops
He made his first short film in 2016 and he is keeping making new short films.

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