IN PRODUCTION - FICTION
AL BASEER - THE BLIND FERRYMAN
by Ali Al-Fatlawi
The blind ferryman Ayoub lives in the endless Iraqi Marshes. One night he falls in love with a mysterious woman who seems to emerge from the water. But no one believes she is real, and Ayoub must confront the fragile line between vision, faith and illusion.
Credits
Year: 2026
Country: Schweiz, Irak, Qatar
Running Time: 120 Min.
Director: Ali Al-Fatlawi
Author: Ali Al-Fatlawi
Co-Author: Joël Jent
Producer: Samir, Junior Producer: Sophia Rubischung (Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion)
Executive Producer: Sophia Rubischung, Huda Al Kadhimi
Co-Producer: Ali Al-Fatlawi (Karada Films)
Camera: Yunus Roy Imer
Editor: Paul Avondet, Ali Al-Fatlawi
Sound: Barnaby Hall, Nicolas Adamina-Brunner
Music: Marcel Vaid
Gaffer: Caspar Brog
Costumes: Tamara Nouri
Make-up: Marina Aebi
Set Designer: Raya Asee
Production Assistant: Sophie Stirnemann
Cast: Ahmed Moneka, Sam Rahmani, Zahraa Ghandour, Kuhel Khalid, Awatif Naeem, Aziz Khayoun
Awards ssa-Treatment Award 2020
MAFF Development Fund, Malmö Arab Film Festival 2020
Doha Film Institute Development Grant 2021
Cine Gouna In Kind Award in Post Production Services, ElGouna Film Festival 2021
Red Sea Fund Development Support, Red Sea Film Festival 2021
AFAC Development Grant 2021
Participant at L'Atelier - Festival de Cannes 2022
