The Passport
Dark Comedy | 90m | La Fabrique -
Palestine, Jordan, Germany
When a man from Gaza dies during a layover plane to Belgrade on his way to Canada, authorities face an impossible dilemma as political tensions and closed borders leave his body in limbo.
FICTION / DARK COMEDY / COLOUR / 4K
FIRST FEATURE FILM
PRODUCED BY : May Odeh, Mayana Films (Palestinian Territories)
COPRODUCED BY : Zorana Mušikić, Mayana Films (Germany) | Abdallah Ramahi – Zenobia (Jordan)
LANGUAGE : Arabic, English, Serbian
SHOOTING LOCATION : Palestine or Jordan, Serbia or the Balkans (East Europe)
ESTIMATED BUDGET : 1 340 850 €
FUNDING CONFIRMED : 53 000 €
SEEKING PARTNERS : Co-producers, sales agents, TV pre-sales, investors
CURRENT STATUS : In development
Rakan Mayasi (Dir.)
Rakan Mayasi is an independent filmmaker from Palestine, based between Brussels and Beirut. He studied Cinema and received film training in South Korea and Hungary under the mentorship of Abbas Kiarostami and Béla Tarr. He has written & directed several short films. ROUBAMA was an official selection at the Locarno Film Festival in 2012. His short films BONBONÉ and TRUMPETS IN THE SKY have world premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival where the latter won the honorable mention for Best Short.
May Odeh (Mayana Films)
May Odeh is an award-winning Palestinian producer, filmmaker, founder of Odeh Films in Palestine, as well as the co-founder of Mayana Films with Berlin- based producer Zorana Mušikić. May’s work has been showcased and awarded at major international festivals. May was named MENA Talent of the Year 2020 by Variety. She is known for producing 200 Meters, Hanging Gardens, Thousand Fires, Notes on Displacement and more. Her films have sold to numerous territories, major TV networks, and platforms. May curates the Palestinian Film Platform, celebrating Palestinian cinema globally.