45th Parallel
United Kingdom / Documentary / 15' / HD / Color / 2022
A monologue is performed in a building that inhabits the thickness of a borderline, telling stories of permeable borders and impermeable laws, reflecting on how free movement, free knowledge and free space are under threat.
Director: Lawrence Abu Hamdan
Script: Lawrence Abu Hamdan
Director of Photography: Jarred Alterman
Producer: Luke W Moody
Music: Susan Alcorn Lobato
Editing: Inneke Van Waeyenberghe, Jarred Alterman
Sound: Adam Laschinger
Cast: Mahdi Fleifel
CV
Lawrence Abu Hamdan is an independent investigator or Private Ear. His investigations focus on sound and linguistics. His work looks into the political effects of listening, using various kinds of audio to explore its effects on human rights and law.
Filmography
45th Parallel 2022
Once Removed 2019
Walled Unwalled 2018
Rubber Coated Steel 2016
Festivals Attended
Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival
New York Film Festival
BFI London Film Festival
Experimenta Viennale
Official Selection International Kurzfilmtage Winterthur
International Festival of Documentary and Short Film of Bilbao
Awards
Official Selection International Kurzfilmtage Winterthur - Prix George for Best Documentary Form
Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival - Festivals Connexion Award
Glasgow Film Festival - Bill Douglas Award for International Short Film