Over 18

A 17-year-old girl discovers through an intruder with her name is "Dunia" that she has been imprisoned in a closed room since her birth by paranoid man and has not seen anything from the outside world. While she cannot believe Dunia's words about this world. so they plan to escape the room..

  • Anwar Jalal Nadreen
    Director
  • Anwar Jalal Nadreen
    Writer
  • Joanna Marayati
    Producer
  • Peter Semaan
    Cast
  • Petra Danaf
    Cast
  • Lara Sharab
    Cast
  • Samir khatib
    Director of Photography
  • Amer Serhan
    Art director
  • Jack Berro
    Music Composer & Sound desigen
  • Oubaida Najem
    Assistant D.O.P
  • Omar Nadreen
    Assistant Director
  • Anwar Jalal Nadreen
    Editing
  • Ghida Sidani
    Makeup
  • Jana Jahel
    Stylist
  • Rawad Kansoun
    Supervision
  • Hassan Harb
    Making of
  • Maha Kain
    Translation
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    15 minutes 19 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 23, 2021
  • Country of Origin:
    Lebanon
  • Country of Filming:
    Lebanon
  • Language:
    Arabic, English
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - lebanese international university
  • Eurasia International Monthly Film Festival
    Moscow
    Russian Federation
    Best Actor
  • Best Istanbul Film Festival
    Istanbul
    Turkey
    Best Student Filmmaker
  • Cannes Shorts™
    24 rue Gaston-Rébuffat Cannes 75019
    France
    Honorable Mention
  • AlAwdah International Film Festival
    Gaza
    Palestine, State of
    November 3, 2021
    Caza Community College
    Official Selection
  • First-Time Filmmaker Online Sessions
    buckinghamshire
    United Kingdom
    August 23, 2021
    via Vimeo On Demand
    Official Selection
  • Noble International Film Festival And Awards
    Hennur Bengaluru
    India
    Official Selection
  • Sessions By Lift-Off Global Network
    England
    United Kingdom
    September 9, 2021
    via Vimeo On Demand
    Official Selection
  • DGIFF the Digital Gate International Film Festival
    Annaba
    Algeria
    Honorable mention
  • Paradox International Short Film Festival
    Deccan Gymkhana Pune
    India
    April 29, 2022
    Quarter-Finalist
  • Rafidain International Film Festival
    Baghdad
    Iraq
    May 19, 2022
    Official Selection
  • BUEIFF CHANNEL
    Buenos Aires
    Argentina
    September 1, 2022
    Official Selection
  • The Student World Impact Film Festival
    Paramus, New Jersey 07652
    United States
    August 16, 2022
    Honorable mention
  • Lebanese Independent Film Festival
    Beirut
    Lebanon
    August 1, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Festival Ouled Teima du Film International
    oulad teima
    Morocco
    October 27, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Rome Prisma Film Awards
    Rome
    Italy
    October 20, 2022
    Official Selection
  • kalakari film fest

    India
    Official Selection
Distribution Information
  • Weshort
    Country: Italy
    Rights: Pay Per View
Director Biography - Anwar Jalal Nadreen


Anwar Jalal Nadreen a Syrian filmmaker, born on February 9 1997, in Homs, Syria. He graduated with honors from the Lebanese International University (LIU) holding a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Arts - Radio and Television.

Because of the war that took place in Syria, Anwar moved to Lebanon and studied accounting in an institute. While studying he worked as a freelance photographer and graphic designer.. Then he invested his talent in cinema, Until he graduated from the Lebanese International University and directed his first professional short film..

Anwar turned his talents to filmmaking with his bachelor's degree short film "Over 18" (2021). It received international acclaim and was screened at several film festivals around the world, and made contract with Weshort International to publish the film on their platform.

Besides that, he is also a scriptwriter, Editor, and regularly runs creative workshops in different artistic fields.

His wildly ranging experiences gives him a unique understanding of how to create and share deeply personal stories, then transform it into performance, how to lean on passion while staying grounded in reality, all while developing his own Creativity style.

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