ONE LIKE HIM
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15m
LANGUAGE: Arabic | SUBTITLES: English
Genre: Drama / LGBT
Running Time: 15:59
Year of production: 2021
SYNOPSIS
A Jordanian man (Karim) must find a way to tell his childhood friend and first love (Ramzi) the truth about what happened twenty years ago, when a single moment changed both their lives. When he can’t find the words, the conversation repeats, becoming increasingly surreal until he loses control.
PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION
Production Company: Flumeri Films
Film exports/World sales: Gonella Productions
CAST
Karim – Kais Nashif
Ramzi – Loai Noufi
MAIN CREDITS
Director: Caitlin McLeod
Screenwriter: Caitlin McLeod & Tareq Baconi
Producer: Jessica Palmarozza
Director of Photography: Giulia Schelhas
Sound: Issam Gharaibeh
Editing: Jad Dani Ali Hassan
Sound Editing: Harry J.N Parsons
Music Composer: Zeina Azouqah
TECHNICAL DETAILS
Genre: Drama
Sub-genre: LGBT
Language: Arabic
Country of origin: United Kingdom / Jordan
Year of production: 2021
Total running time: 15:59
Shooting format: Digital
Color type: Colour
Aspect ratio:
Sound format: Stereo & 5.1 available
AWARDS
Best LGBTQ Film – North East International Film Festival
Jury Prize – Tels Quels Film Festival Brussels
FESTIVAL SELECTIONS
Festivals
Roze Filmdagen LGBTQ+ Film Festival - Amsterdam
Xposed Queer Film Festival - Berlin
KASHISH Queer Film Festival - Mumbai
Frameline 46 LGBTQ+ Film Festival - San Francisco - BAFTA Qualifying
Film Pride - Brighton - terrestrial broadcast on Latest TV in Brighton, Northern Visions in Belfast, Sheffield Live and KMTV in Kent
Fringe! Queer Arts and Film Fest - London
Mill Valley Film Festival - San Francisco Bay Area
Fragments Festival - London
Soura Film Festival - Berlin
Sunderland Short Film Festival
Leeds International Film Festival - BAFTA & BIFA Qualifying
Cambridge Film Festival - BIFA Qualifying
North East Film Festival - BIFA Qualifying - Best LGBTQ+ Film Award
Tels Quels Festival, LGBT Short Film - Brussels - Jury Award
Athens Palestine Film Festival - Athens
Outfest Fusion - LA
Wicked Queer - Boston
Arab Film Festival Berlin
Spirit of Independence Film Festival - ‘Best of Film Hub North’
Academic Screenings
Queen Margaret’s University, Film Society Screening - Edinburgh
Skin Deep, Palestinian Season Screening - Roundhouse, London
University of Wisconsin Eau-Claire, Gender & Sexuality Resource Centre, Q Fest - Wisconsin
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