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A Portrait of A Scared Turtle

An experimental film that depicts a range of psychological feelings and conflicts within the human self as a result of the isolation and psychological emptiness that the film's characters experience. The film examines the consequences of anxiety, fear, and lack of human contact.

  • Hashem Alalawi
    Director
  • Hashem Alalawi
    Writer
  • Mohammed Almubarak
    Producer
    TenEighty Production
  • Ebrahim Albairawy
    Key Cast
    "Man 1"
  • Ahmed Saeed
    Key Cast
    "Man 2"
  • Eman Sabt
    Key Cast
    "Women 1"
  • Nouf Sabt
    Key Cast
    "Women 2"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    بورتريه لسلحفاة خائفة
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    7 minutes 57 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 15, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    5,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Bahrain
  • Country of Filming:
    Bahrain
  • Language:
    Arabic
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:09
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Hashem Alalawi

A theater and film actor and director, he studied acting and directing at the Higher Institute for Dramatic Arts in Damascus and a BA in English Literature at the Arab Open University in the Kingdom of Bahrain. He presented his theatrical works in Bahrain and outside Bahrain.

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Director Statement

Coincidence led me to theater once, and this pandemic leads me to cinema today. An attempt to take concepts of emptiness and isolation from gestures to images, from the coldness of the stage to the blurry of the snapshot