TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 12:20

SYNOPSIS: Ge.hen'nah is a drama set in a small rural town in Lebanon about Yvette who is past 30, unmarried, devoutly religious and still living with her parents. Today, she is preparing to go to a retreat. It's a dream come true for her. However, as the bus approaches, a fight breaks out between her parents. She tries to intercede, but her father's rage is overwhelming. Is she able to calm her father and go to the trip? How far would you go to protect your mother?

Genre: Drama.

Shooting days: 3 days in Lebanon in a small rural town called Bejjeh, 30 minutes north of Beirut.

Format: HD with 35mm lenses

Cast: Christine Choueiri, Boutros Rouhana, and Khitam Laham
also starring Georges Khoury, Laura Kossaify, Fahed Rizkallah

Crew: Directed by Mauro Mueller, Written & Produced by Ephrem Kossaify, Cinematography by Saro Varjabedian, Production Design by Joseph Honein, Original Music by Ippei Inoue & Brady Hearn.

Festivals & Awards: Singapore International Film Festival, Hong Kong Independent Short Film and Video Awards, Brooklyn International Film Festival, Las Vegas Film Festival, Festival de Cine de Huesca, Sinaloa Film Festival (Mexico), International Film Festival Ireland, Santa Monica International Film Festival, Claremont Ferrand Market, Post Alley Film Festival in Seattle, Dare Media UnderGround Short Film Festival.

Best student short at Las Vegas International Film Festival, Golden Cine Eagle Award (student, Entertainment – Drama), Silver Lei Award for Excellence in Filmmaking at the 2010 Honolulu International Film Festival, best short film at DareMedia Underground Short Film Festival.

ISAN: 0000-0002-9FDC-0000-8-0000-0000-D

Website: www.gehennahmovie.com

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