28th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival
The Adam Basma Project
director: Leila Basma
original title: The Adam Basma Project
country: Czech Republic
year: 2020
running time: 14 min.
synopsis
My uncle, Adam Basma, is a belly dancer who fled our convential Muslim family at a young age. Growing up with only what he left behind, I've been wondering my whole life who Adam truly is.biography
Leila Basma (1994) is a filmmaker from Lebanon. She holds a BA in Audiovisual Arts from IESAV in Beirut and she's currently based in Prague pursuing an MFA in Film Directing at FAMU. She's currently developing her next short film Sea Salt and her first feature The Adam Basma Project with Abbout Productions.more about film
director: | Leila Basma |
script: | Leila Basma |
photography: | Zaher Jureidini, Leila Basma |
editing: | Leila Basma |
music: | Helly Psychaleppo! |
sound design: | Martin Blauber |