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75East Signs Palestinian Filmmaker Mahdi Fleifel As Narrative Feature Debut ‘To A Land Unknown’ Plays In Directors’ Fortnight
75East Signs Palestinian Filmmaker Mahdi Fleifel As Narrative Feature Debut 'To A Land Unknown' Plays In Directors' Fortnight
75East, was launched last December by former Mister Smith sales executive Antone Saliba under the banner Untamed Talent with a focus on the SWANA region (South West Asia and North Africa), and has recently rebranded. When Reda loses their hard-earned cash to his drug addiction, Chatila hatches an extreme plan, which involves them posing as smugglers and taking hostages in an effort to get him and his best friend out of their hopeless environment before it is too late. Further SWANA talents represented by 75East include Palme d’Or-nominee Abu Bakr Shawky ( Yomeddine, Hajjan); Oscar-nominee and BAFTA-winner Bassel Ghandour ( Theeb, The Alleys); Amjad Al Rasheed ( Inshallah A Bo y); Firas Khoury ( Alam, Maradona’s Legs); Faris Alrjoob ( The Red Sea Makes Me Wanna Cry); Yassmina Karajah ( Rupture), and Mayar Al Nouri, creator and director of Self Modulation, an upcoming Arabic-language Amazon Originals limited series.
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