TELL THEM ABOUT US
Germany, Jordan 2023 – Director: Rand Beiruty – Original language: Arabic, English, German – Subtitles: English, German – Length: 92 min.
“In Brandenburg someone has crashed into a tree again. What else is there to do in Brandenburg when you’re 17 or 18?” (Rainald Grebe). How does a clique of Arabian, Kurdish and Roma teenage girls handle the passage to adulthood in a place that still holds little appeal for young people? As they step into the unknown, the girls lay claim to their own position within society. Ina Borrmann
Biography
Rand Beiruty is a writer, director, producer and co-founder of Shaghab Films, a Jordanian production company. She studied at the Bauhaus University Weimar before obtaining a practice-based doctorate from Film University Babelsberg. She lives between Amman and Berlin.
Filmography (selection)
ENCOUNTERING SAMIR, DE/JO 2020, 5 min.
NUDAR, DE/JO 2018, 21 min.
HALFWAY, DE 2017, 5 min.
Nominated for the DOK.deutsch Wettbewerb
Intense stories and the unusual on one’s own doorstep: the competition presents films that deal with people and topics in German-speaking countries. The VIKTOR DOK.deutsch Competition is endowed with 7,500 euros. The prize sponsor is Sky.
With youth rating: Released from 0 years (without age restriction)
Writer: Rand Beiruty. Camera: Marco Müller. Sound: Rand Beiruty. Editing: Patrick Richter, Abdallah Sada. Music: Johann Niegl. Production: Tondowski Films GbR. Producer: Alex Tondowski, Ira Tondowski. Co-Producers: Shaghab Films, Jude Kawwa, Rand Beiruty (Jordanien). Distribution: Real Fiction.
