A Beautiful Excuse For A Deadly Sin
A young man tries to escalate a horse up the narrow stairs of the building to live with him in his apartment, but the building residents object to his path.
Bottles
Said, a 13 year old boy in the old Medina of Rabat, has a side job collecting empty beer bottles to buy food for a dog he is hiding. Said finds keeping the dog he rescued conflicting with his family, friends, and religious tradition.
No Key
In his desperate hunt for a way out of his gloomy existence on the rough streets of Casablanca, a young burglar named Amine discovers a sealed jewelry box that represents his ticket to a brighter future in Europe. However, when other gangs find out what’s in his possession, he must brave their treacherous terrain and face his own demons to keep his dream alive.
Ahmed
Two immigrant parents meet at their son’s (Ahmed) school to discuss his misbehavior with the principal just to find out that they are inviting them to talk about their journey from their home countries.
Anxiety
A young refugee struggles with learning the German language while being existentially at the mercy of the bureaucratic system. Receiving an overwhelming number of letters from the authorities which triggers fears and war memories. Reality and imagination blur, raising the question of what is still “real” and what is “fiction” in his everyday life.
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