Rituals Under a Scarlet Sky
Synopsis
A lone gunman perched on a rooftop grows bored while awaiting his next victim. A mother records a video for an audition for a televised singing competition. A young girl carries water containers and must cross a dangerous area before nightfall. Distant explosions echo, nothing alarming. Time stands still, allowing the three figures to find refuge in their luminous dreams. The sun will set soon, carrying them away. Rituals Under a Scarlet Sky tells the tale of a daily life where hope survives despite the tragedy that attempts to engulf it.
Festivals
Réalisation: Dominique Chila, Samer Najari
Scénario: Dominique Chila, Samer Najari
Interprétation: Ayham Abou Ammar, Ayham Alhammoud, Ebrahim Abdo, Fairouz Oudjida, Khaled Al Romhein, Houssam Ataya, Rahaf Ataya, Nabih Alsaad, Ghaith Alali
Direction photo: Alexandre Lampron
Montage: Dominique Chila, Samer Najari
Son: Tod Van Dyke
Animations: Daria Pelsner, Trina Daniels, Patick Lapierre
Production: Galilé Marion-Gauvin (Unité Centrale)
Version
Original: Arabic
Subtitles: English, French
Format
2:25/stereo or 5.1
ProRes, DCP
Samer Najari and Dominique Chila have been working together for nearly two decades. In 2001, they were selected for a residency at Le Fresnoy, Studio national des arts contemporains in France, during which they created several multidisciplinary works. In 2013, the couple co-directed the feature film ARWAD, selected, among others, for the prestigious Hivos Tiger Awards of the International Film Festival Rotterdam (2014). Chila and Najari are currently in postproduction for a short film, RITUELS UNDER SCARLET SKIES, and will be shooting A BITTER TASTE OF ETERNITY, their second feature, next summer.
