Muscat
Short Film
July 1982 in Morrocco. Samir, a young 16-year-old fisherman, is learning english in the hope of leaving his village. When Louis, a tourist traveling with his wife, faces the worst and have to explain himself in a languague that is not his own, Samir is the only one who can help him.
Cast
Samir… ILYES TARMASTI
Nassim … MAHMOUD ZABENNEJ
Louis … ALEXANDRE BERGERON
Amina … NAIMA OUMAD
Marie … ALINE WINAN
Short Film, Fiction
Original version arab, french and english
French an english Subtitles
HD, 5/3, Couleur, 16 min., Dolby SRD 5.1
Genre : Social drama
Québec, Canada, 2023
Scriptwriter
PHILIPPE GRENIER
Director
PHILIPPE GRENIER
Producers
SOPHIE RICARD-HARVEY
CHARLOTTE BEAUDOIN-POISSON
Director of Photography
DEREK BRANSCOMBE
Production Designer
CAROLYNE DE BELLEFEUILLE
Sound Recording
HAMZA MORCHID
Costume Designer
VIRGINIE CHEVALIER
Sound Designer
SAMUEL GAGNON-THIBODEAU
Mixer
JEAN PAUL VIALARD
1st Assistant Director
MARILOU CARAVECCHIA-PELLETIER
Editor
PHILIPPE GRENIER
Original Music
NICOLAS MARANDA
Distribution – Canada & International
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Festivals, Awards and Nominations
Festivals
Festival du Nouveau Cinéma, Montréal, octobre 2023
Show me Shorts, Nouvelle-Zélande, octobre 2023
Aesthetica Film Festival, Angleterre, octobre 2023
Foyle Film Festival, Angleterre, novembre 2023
Flickerfest Film Festival, Australie, 2024
Rendez-vous Québec Cinema, Canada, 2024
Out Shine LGBTQ+ Film Festival, USA, 2024
Toronto 2SLGTBQ+ Inside Out Film Festival, Canada, 2024
Provincetown International Film Festival, USA, 2024
La Guarimba International Film Festival, Italie, 2024
Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival, 2024
OFF COURT Trouville, 2024
Court & Queer Film Festival of Trois-Rivières, 2024
Reeling : The Chicago LGBTQ+International Film Festival, 2024
PRIDE PICTURES | Queer Film Festival, 2024
i-Fest International Film Festival, 2024