Mohammed Al-Mouradi
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Adam

AwardSpecial Jury Award
AwardBronze Award
ScreeningKarama Human Rights Film Festival
ScreeningFestival du Court au Kef
ScreeningAmman International Film Festival – Awal Film
ScreeningTripoli Film Festival
Streaming on OSN

Distribution

Streaming on OSN

Adam was picked by MAD Solutions as one of 33 Arab short films released on OSN Yahala Cinema and the OSN streaming app, from 31 July 2020.

Sources: MAD Solutions ↗ · Al Bilad ↗

Logline

A little boy named Adam tries his best to convince his friend that his father is not a liar.

Role
Writer, Director, DOP
Streaming
OSN
Year
2018
Runtime
6′
Production
National Film Organization

His debut film. Shot on the rooftops and streets of Damascus, Adam follows a small boy defending his father’s word to a friend, a six-minute documentary about trust, pride and childhood.

Produced through the National Film Organization’s Youth Cinema Support Project, it won two awards in Syria, travelled to festivals in Jordan and Tunisia, and was distributed across the Arab world by MAD Solutions, which brought it to OSN.

●On air

Trailer

●Production

Stills

Adam and his friend on a Damascus rooftopFrame 01
The two boys lying on the roofFrame 02
A Damascus street from aboveFrame 03
Adam alone on the roof at duskFrame 04
The title cardFrame 05
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Awards & festivals

Adam · 2018
Award

Special Jury Award

Youth Cinema & Short Films Festival, Syria · Adam, 2018

Award

Bronze Award

Damascus Cinema Days, Syria · Adam, 2018

Screening

Karama Human Rights Film Festival

Amman, Jordan · Adam

Screening

Festival du Court au Kef

Le Kef, Tunisia · Adam

Screening

Amman International Film Festival – Awal Film

1st edition, Black Iris competition, Jordan · Adam, 2020

Screening

Tripoli Film Festival

Tripoli, Lebanon · Adam

ADAM

Written & directed by
Mohammed Al-Mouradi
Cast
Hasan Al-Kurdi
Hashem Khaddour
Kifah Alkhous
Produced by
National Film Organization
Youth Cinema Support Project
Director of photography
Nael Turkmani
Mohammed Al-Mouradi
Sound
Hassan Koukash
Amer Rehal
Editing
Ali Al-Moazen
Somar Jbawi
Music
Khaled Rezk
Arab world distribution
MAD Solutions