The Adam Basma Project
Leila Basma / Czech Republic / 2020 / World Premiere / 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 |
contact
FAMUPrague / Czech Republic
Alexandra Hroncová
alexandra.hroncova@famu.cz
Film at festival
| premiere type: | World Premiere |
| festival edition: | 2020 |
| section: | FAMU Presents |
| language: | Arabic |
| subtitles: | English |
| colour: | Colour |
Info
| director: | Leila Basma |
| original title: | The Adam Basma Project |
| country: | Czech Republic |
| year: | 2020 |
| running time: | 14 min. |
