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Dounia and the Princess of Aleppo (Dounia et la princesse d’Alep)

Marya Zarif, André Kadi

Canada, France

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Director's Biography

Marya Zarif was born in Syria and grew up in Aleppo. She holds a degree from the National Institute of Image and Sound in Montreal. In 2013, she co-created the Maison de la Syrie to pay homage to Syrian culture. In 2020, she created, wrote and co-directed the animated web series Dounia. Dounia and the Princess of Aleppo (2022) is her first feature-length film. André Kadi arrived in Canada in 2007 as a graphic novel author and a musician. He joined Frima Studio, where he made the series MaXi and Super Agent Jon le Bon!, among others, before co-founding Du Coup Animation in 2018 and Du Coup Production in 2021. Dounia and the Princess of Aleppo (2022) is his first feature-length film.

2022
72
French
No
Fiction
Screenings :
Sun 26 / 10:00 / Cinéma le Colisée
Wed 29 / 10:00 / Cinéma le Colisée
Sun 26 / 10:00 / Cinéma le Colisée
Wed 29 / 10:00 / Cinéma le Colisée

Helped by the Princess of Aleppo, and with a few nigella seeds tucked in the palm of her hand, six-year-old Dounia leaves the city of Aleppo and travels towards a new world.

Director Marya Zarif, André Kadi

Producer Judith Beauregard

Screenwriter Marya Zarif

Cinematographer Karine Vézina

Art Director Marie-Michelle Laflamme

Editor Karine Vézina

Sound Pierre Yves Drapeau

Music Pierre Yves Drapeau

Colour Colour

Rachaf Ataya, Elsa Madorissian, Manuel tadros, Raïa Haidar, Marya Zarif

Production Company Tobo Média, Haut et Court

International Sales Company Be for Films

Pays

Canada, France

année

2022

durée

72

langue

French