Es muss / It must
(short)
written, directed and edited by Jumana Issa & Flavio Luca Marano
(2021)
In a single humiliating day, Silvia is fired from her job despite being a few years away from retirement, a policeman fines her during a traffic check, and the director of the church choir takes away her solo part. During the Ave Maria rehearsal, Silvia decides to endure in an act of silent resistance.
FESTIVALS / SCREENINGS (a selection)
- Svalbard, Arctic Film Festival (07.12.2023 - 10.12.2023)
- Pune, International Shorts Collective Screening in Pune India (Schweizer Generalkonsulats Mumbai) (04.08.2023 - 06.08.2023)
- Brest, 37e Festival Européen du Film court (08.11.2022 - 13.11.2022)
- Auckland, 17th Show Me Shorts Film Festival (07.10.2022 - 30.10.2022)
- Jecheon, 18th Jecheon International Music & Film Festival (11.08.2022 - 16.08.2022)
- Brussels, 25th Brussels Short Film Festival (20.04.2022 - 30.04.2022)
- Dresden, 34.International Short Film Festival Dresden (05.04.2022 - 10.04.2022)
- Fribourg, 36th Fribourg International Film Festival (18.03.2022 - 27.03.2022)
- Beirut, International Women Film Festival (06.03.2022 - 11.03.2022)
- Clermont-Ferrand, 44th Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival (28.01.2022 - 05.02.2022)
- Solothurn, 57. Solothurner Filmtage (19.01.2022 - 26.01.2022)
- Winterthur, 25. Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur (09.11.2021 - 14.11.2021)
- Locarno, 74° Locarno Film Festival (04.08.2021 - 14.08.2021)
AWARDS (a selection)
- 2021 – Locarno Film Festival (Switzerland), Best Swiss Newcomer Award
Pardi di domani - Concorso nazionale (Winner) for Es muss (It must)
2022 – Beirut International Women Film Festival (Lebanon) – Winner Best Short for Es muss
(It must)
2023 – Arctic Film Festival (Norway) – Winner Best Short for Es muss (It must)
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