The Red Sea Makes Me Wanna Cry
Germany, Jordan / Fiction / 21' / 4K / Color / 2023
A haunted Ida travels to the liminal site of her partner’s disappearance in an attempt to feel his presence one last time and to say goodbye.
Director: Faris Alrjoob
Script: Matthew LaPaglia, Faris Alrjoob
Director of Photography: Mahmoud Belakhel
Producer: Luisa Stricker, Luma Al Hamarneh, Faris Alrjoob
Music: Omar Fadel
Editing: Benedikt Strick
Sound: Janis Ahnert
Cast: Clara Schwinning Ahmed Shihab-Eldin Mohammad Nizar Anwar Khalil
CV
Interdisciplinary artist working within the fields of film, video art, and performance. Based in Berlin, he is a graduate student at the Academy of Media Arts in Cologne and previously at Emerson College in Boston.
Filmography
The Red Sea Makes Me Wanna Cry - 2023
The Ghosts We Left Home - 2020
Festivals Attended
Cannes Film Festival, France (Quinzaine des Cinéastes)
International Cinematographers' Film Festival (Manaki Brothers) Macedonia
Festival du Nouveau Cinema, Canada
El Gouna Film Festival, Egypt