Private Project

BEYOND THE HORIZON

After a tsunami destroys her island home, Lyra, a young painter, sets sail alone across the ocean with her dog, Kai.
Guided only by memory, light, and dreams, she reaches a mysterious island , a place alive with impossible colors and forms , where her soul rediscovers the palette of life she thought was lost.

  • Mohamed Ait Hamou
    Director
  • Mohamed Ait Hamou
    Writer
  • Mohamed Ait Hamou
    Producer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Par-delà l’horizon
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Other
  • Runtime:
    3 minutes 55 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 21, 2025
  • Country of Origin:
    Algeria
  • Country of Filming:
    Algeria
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16/9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • AI Video Awards 2025 - Dutch AI Week
    Cinéma Breda 4 Bavelseparklaan Breda, Noord-Brabant 4817 ZX
    Netherlands
    November 12, 2025
    Nominee
  • Collaborative Futures. SMALL APPROACHES.
    Gmünder Kunstverein e. V. Galerie und Geschäftsstelle Schwäbisch Gmünd 73525 Germany
    Germany
    December 5, 2025
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Mohamed Ait Hamou

Mohamed Ait Hamou is a multidisciplinary artist: an award-winning filmmaker, photographer, cultural journalist, puppeteer, and stop-motion animator. His work explores urgent social issues while celebrating the richness of Kabyle Amazigh culture.
Through short films, documentaries, animations, and articles, he addresses universal themes such as social injustice, inequality, and human resilience. Recognized internationally for his boldness and authenticity, he is currently developing ambitious projects blending fiction, documentary, and cultural journalism.

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Director Statement

I wanted to tell that fragile moment when, after chaos, something begins to breathe again.
Lyra is not a conventional heroine , she is a broken soul rebuilding herself through light, matter, and color.
The island she discovers is more than a magical land; it’s a metaphor for returning to oneself.
Beyond the Horizon explores the secret passage between loss and rebirth, between mourning and creation.
The visual language is deeply poetic:
Living colors as emotions
Silences that speak louder than words
A diffuse light that reveals what dialogue cannot
Each frame is conceived as a moving canvas, a heartbeat, an emotion painted rather than explained.
It is an ode to beauty as healing, and to that invisible force that drives us, even shattered, to dream again.