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The Cities I Live In (2022)

Duration: 11    Category: Personal, Short   Opportunity: Bridging the Gap

Newly settled in Belfast, a filmmaker tells his infant twins about his life journey. They see him leaving one violent place for another, longing for places that he will never see again, and hoping they will not carry his curse. Troubled cities travel as fragmented memories in this short film about a man searching for stillness.

Highlights

WORLD PREMIERE – Edinburgh International Film Festival, August 2022 (UK)
Foyle Film Festival, November 2022 (Ireland)
Glasgow Short Film Festival, March 2023 (Scotland)
Docs Ireland, July 2023 (NI)
Indie Cork, December 2023 (Ireland)
This is England 2023 (UK)
DOC NYC 2023 (US)
ReFrame Film Festival 2024 (Canada)
London Migration Film Festival 2024 (UK)
Refugee Festival Scotland 2024

 To arrange a screening please contact: festivals@scotdoc.com

Director:
Rabie Mustapha

Producer: Michael Hewitt
DOP: Daniel Cook

Editing Consultant: Carine Doumit

Composer: Victor Bresse

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