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:
Singapore International Film Festival
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 Short Film Market
Post Alley Film Festival in Seattle
Tiburon International Film Festival
Bare Bones International Film Festival
Dare Media UnderGround Short Film Festival
Hong Kong Independent Short Film and Video Awards
Cannes short film corner

Awards:
Best student short at Las Vegas International Film Festival
Golden Cine Eagle Award (student, Entertainment – Drama)
The Accolade Competition - award of merit
Silver Lei Award for Excellence in Filmmaking at the 2010 Honolulu International Film Festival
best short film at DareMedia Underground Short Film Festival
one of ten finalists in the Asian New Force Category, IFVA, Hong Kong

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

Website: www.gehennahmovie.com

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