Private Project

Heydays

A homeless man wanders the streets of the city. Hungry, he begs for food to no avail. He then resolves to scavenging public bins in desperation to eliminate his hunger.

  • Jamil Walli
    Director
  • Jamil Walli
    Writer
  • Jake O'Connor
    Producer
  • Faisal al-Jalab
    Producer
  • Jamil Walli
    Producer
  • Aktham Salah
    Key Cast
    "Eddy"
  • Olof Risberg
    Key Cast
    "Man in restaurant"
  • Cecilia Säverman
    Key Cast
    "Waitress"
  • Issa Homsi
    Key Cast
    "Kiosk owner"
  • Filip Jönsson
    Key Cast
    "Guy on bench"
  • Sofia Vakirtzoglou
    Key Cast
    "Girlfriend"
  • Achintya Nilsen
    Production Manager
  • Federico Tonozzi
    DOP
  • Sophie Andersson
    Sound Designer
  • Jonas Bogsjö
    Sound Recordist
  • Madeleine Gaterud
    Supervising Makeup Artist
    Lasermannen. Känn ingen sorg...
  • Rocco
    Makeup Artist
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    8 minutes 55 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 10, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    25,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Sweden
  • Country of Filming:
    Sweden
  • Language:
    Swedish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Jamil Walli

Having been raised in Damascus, Jamil Walli studied media and journalism at Damascus University before his studies were interrupted by the Syrian conflict. He then moved to Sweden as an exchange student in 2013 to complete his education at Uppsala University, then at Linnaeus University in southern Sweden where he took his bachelor’s degree. The 35-year-old filmmaker worked as a journalist for a while before he eventually was enrolled in a filmmaking master’s course at Stockholm Institute of Dramatic Arts (2020 – 2022) to further develop his knowledge in this art form. Since graduation, Jamil has made two short films, “Lagom Svensk” (Swedish Just Right), and “Heydays”, which was completed recently, and he is currently working on developing his first feature film.

Walli is also a painter, and here on his personal website you can see some of his work:

https://jamilwalli.com/

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Director Statement

This movie is an analogy of how my life suddenly changed one day for better or worse. It is a reflection on how unexpected life can be sometimes.