50 min
Laila Hotait Salas
Animation/Documentary
2011 -Lebanon, Qatar, Spain
Featuring Mohammad al Masri
magination and memory were survival tools for 15 year old Zuhdi Al Adawi, imprisoned in 1975 in Israel’s Askalan prison. During his 15 years as a prisoner, Zuhdi transformed his longing for his homeland and family into beautiful drawings he drew in secrecy. In solidarity, his cellmates and their families smuggled in crayons for this young artist and smuggled out more than 70 of his drawings drawn on pillowcases. These colourful drawings come to life in surreal animation sequences integrated throughout this captivating experimental documentary. The film’s dramatized prison scenes are re-enacted by the relatives of the imprisoned men, including Zuhdi’s former cellmate.
Awards: Official Selection, Hot Docs International Documentary Film Festival
Co-presented by International Diaspora Film Festival.
Screened with Stolen Children, Stolen Lives