Brotherhood
A film by
Meryam Joobeur
Synopsis
Mohamed is a hardened shepherd living in rural Tunisia with his wife and two sons. Mohamed is deeply shaken when his oldest son Malik returns home after a long journey with a mysterious new wife. Tension between father and son rises over three days until reaching a breaking point.
Highlights
160 festivals, 70+ awards. Oscars Nomination (Best Live Action Short Film). For Your Consideration
Tags
2018
Drama
Fiction
Genre
Drama
,
Country
Canada (Quebec)
Year
2018
Length
24'57"
Themes
Social Justice
,
Taboos
,
Social and cultural identity
,
Family bond
,
With
Salha Nasraoui, Mohammed Houcine Grayaa, Malek Mechergui, Chaker Mechergui, Rayenne Mechergui, Jasmin Lazid
Production
Habib Attia (Cinetelefilms), Sarra Ben-Hassen, Maria Gracia Turgeon (Midi la nuit), Meryam Joobeur, Annick Blanc, Andréas Rocksen
Scenario
Meryam Joobeur
Images
Vincent Gonneville
Artistic Direction
Valérie-Jeanne Mathieu
Editing
Anouk Deschênes
Sound
Théo Porcet, Jean-David Perron, Aymen Laabidi, Cult Nation
Music
Peter Venne
Meryam Joobeur
Meryam Joobeur is a Tunisian-American filmmaker based in Montreal, Canada. She is a graduate of the Mel Hoppenheim Film School in Montreal. Her first film, Gods, Weeds & Revolutions (2012), exploring memory through Alzheimer's disease and the Tunisian revolution, was screened internationally, winning several awards, including Best Canadian Documentary at the DOXA Documentary Film Festival. She is currently working on her first feature film, Roman Ruins. Meryam has already participated in the Carthage International Film Festival in Berlin, the Producer's Talent Lab, the TIFF Talent Lab, and the Rawi Screenwriters Lab.
Filmography
Brotherhood | Short Fiction | 2018
Born in the Maelstrom | Short Fiction | 2017
Gods, Weeds and Revolutions | Short Fiction | 2012
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Festivals
160 festivals, 70+ awards.
Oscars Nomination (Best Live Action Short Film). For Your Consideration
Toronto Int. Film Festival, Canada | 2018 * Short Cuts Award for the Best Canadian Short
Festival du Nouveau Cinema, Canada | 2018 * Best Canadian Short Film, Audience Award
Carthage Film Festival, Tunisia | 2018 * Tanit d’Or for the Best Fiction Short
Winterthur Int. Short Film Festival, Switzerland | 2018 * ZBK Audience Award
Festival Images en Vues, Canada | 2018 * Audience Award
MedFilm Festival, Italy | 2018 * Methexis Award for Best Short Film
Festival Int. du Film Francophone en Acadie, Canada | 2018 * Best Canadian Short Film
Whistler Film Festival, Canada | 2018 * Canadian Short Work Award, AWFJ Best Female Directed Short Award
Regard Saguenay Int. Short Film Festival, Canada | 2019 * Jury’s Mention, Audience Mention
Int. Film Festival of Uruguay, Uruguay | 2019 * Best Int. Short Film Award
San Francisco Film Festival, USA | 2019 * Golden Gate Award For Best Narrative Short
Panorama des Cinémas du Maghreb et du Moyen-Orient, France | 2019 * Best Short Film (College Jury)
Les Rendez-Vous du Cinéma Québécois, Canada | 2019 * RCVQ Award for Best Short
Tanger Festival de Cinema Africano, Morocco | 2019 * Best Short Film
African, Asian and Latin American Film Festival, Spain | 2019 * Sunugal Award, Best Short Film Award
Aspen Shortfest, USA | 2019 * The Ellen Award, Jury Award for Drama
Longue Vue sur le Court Métrage, Canada | 2019 * Best Director Award, Best Short Film
Quebec Academy of Cinema, Canada | 2019 * Best Fiction Short Film
Short Shorts Film Festival, Japan | 2019 * Best International Short Film
Festival du Cinéma Tunisien, Tunisia | 2019 * Best Short Film
Festival du Film Court en Plein Air de Grenoble, France | 2019 * Grand Prix
Galway Film Fleadh, Ireland | 2019 * Best International Short Fiction
Africajarc, France | 2019 * Best Interpretation Mohamed Houcine Grayee
Durban Film Festival, South Africa | 2019 * BEST SHORT FILM AWARD
Guanajuato Int. Film Festival, Mexico | 2019 * Special jury’s mention for Best Short Film + Signis Award
Melbourne Int. Film Festival, Australia | 2019 * City of Melbourne Grand Prix for Best Short Film
DokuFest Film Festival, Kosovo | 2019 * BEST SHORT FILM
Cervino CineMountain Festival, Italy | 2019 * Best international short
International Festival "Open Place", Belgium | 2019 * Best Photography Award
Elia Short Films Festival, Greece | 2019 * Best Director Award
Cairo Int. Film Festival, Egypt | 2018 * Youssef Chahine Award for Best Short Film
Festival du Court Métrage de Clermont Ferrand, France | 2019 * Special Mention Jury Award
Leiden Int. Short Film Experience, Netherlands | 2018 * Jury Special Mention
Tozeur Int. Film Festival, Tunisia | 2018 * Scorpion d’or
Festival du Film Maghrébin de Oujda, Morocco | 2019 * Special Jury Prize
Norwegian Short Film Festival, Norway | 2019 * THE GOLDEN CHAIR FOR BEST INT. SHORT FILM
Nuits Med, France | 2019 * GRAND PRIX
Indy Shorts, USA | 2019 * Best Narrative short
International Short Film Festival in Drama, Greece | 2019 * Grand prix award & Fipresci award
Raindance, UK | 2019 * BEST SHORT FILM
In the Palace Short Film Festival, Bulgaria | 2019 * BEST SHORT FILM (OSCAR QUALIFYING)
Afrika Film Festival Cologne, Germany | 2019 * Audience award best short film
Corto e Fieno, Italy | 2019 * Best short film
Film Femmes Méditerranée, France | 2019 * Audience Award HYÈRES EN COURTS
Kaohsiung Film Festival, Taiwan | 2019 * Special Mention
SATISFIED EYE International Film Festival, UK | 2019 * Best Short Screenplay
Swidnica Film Festival, Poland | 2019 * Special Jury mention
24fps Film Festival, USA | 2019 * Silver Award Medal
Stockholm Film Festival, Sweden | 2018
Festival Tous Écrans de Genève, Switzerland | 2018
Ajyal Film Festival, Qatar | 2018
Air Canada, Canada | 2018
Toronto Arab Film Festival, Canada | 2018
FICFA, Canada | 2018
Sundance Film Festival, USA | 2019
Journées Cinématographiques de Kairouan, Tunisia | 2019
Short Waves Int. Film Festival, Poland | 2019
Festival de Cinéma de Sherbrooke, Canada | 2019
Tournai Ramdam Festival – Festival du Film qui Dérange, Belgium | 2019
Short Film Gabes, Tunisia | 2019
Festival du Film Maghrébin de Montréal, Canada | 2019
Festival Afro Urbain, Canada | 2019
ATESIB! African Film Festival, Israel | 2019
TIFF Canada’s Top Ten, Canada | 2019
Tampere Film Festival, Finland | 2019
Haifa Int. Film Festival, Palestine | 2019
Rooftop Film Festival, USA | 2019
Nepal Human Rights Film Festival, Nepal | 2019
Boulder Int. Film Festival, USA | 2019
Cleveland Int. Short Film Festival, USA | 2019
Festival Court d’un Soir, Canada | 2019
African Shorts – Semana del Corto Metraje, Spain | 2019
San Francisco Film Festival, USA | 2019
Brussels Int. Short Film Festival, Belgium | 2019
Go Short, Netherlands | 2019
Festival Alto Vicentino, Italy | 2019
Montclair, USA | 2019
Atlanta Film Festival, USA | 2019
Seattle Int. Film Festival, USA | 2019
Busan Int. Short Film Festival, South Korea | 2019
CinemAfrica, Sweden | 2019
Oaxaca FilmFest, Mexico | 2019
Ransäter Film Festival, Sweden | 2019
Leiden Int. Short Film Festival, Netherlands | 2019
Palm Spring Shortfest and Market, USA | 2019
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Int Film Festival, Spain | 2019
St. Paul Minneapolis Film Festival, USA | 2019
Beirut Cinema Days, Lebanon | 2019
Concorto Film Festival, Italy | 2019
Heartland Film Festival, USA | 2019
Odense Film Festival, Denmark | 2019
Art Film Festival, Slovakia | 2019
Sabbars Artistique – Atelier et Laboratoires de Femmes, Senegal | 2019
Dresden Film Festival, Germany | 2019
Arab Film Festival, Netherlands | 2019
BlackStar Film Festival, USA | 2019
Sundance Theatrical Tour, Worldwide | 2019
Guanajuato Int. Film Festival, Mexico | 2019
San Gio Verona Video Festival, Italy | 2019
Le Court Nous Tient, France | 2019
Pacific Meridian Vladivostok Int. Film Festival, Russia | 2019
Festival Cinémas d’Afrique, France | 2019
Manarat Film Festival, Tunisia | 2019
Bueu Int. Film Festival, Spain | 2019
Desertscape Int. Film Festival, USA | 2019
Mostra de Cinema Africanos, Brazil | 2019
Int. Short-Film Festival of San Roque, Spain | 2019
AfriCajarc, France | 2019
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