D’Abdul à Leila
From Abdul to Leïla (National Competition)
Leïla Albayaty
Amnesia, art, and heritage intertwine in the quest of Leila, a Franco-Iraqi artist who, after an accident, reconstructs her past by learning Arabic between Europe and the Middle East and singing the poems of her exiled father.
STARRING
Leila Albayaty, Abdul Albayaty, Simone Albayaty, Dalia Naous
DIRECTOR
Leïla Albayaty
SOUND
Nicolas Pommier, Gabor Ripli, Mikaël Barre
IMAGE
Zoé Nutchey, Jonathan Bricheux, Leila Albayaty
EDITOR
Barbara Bossuet, Zoé Nutchey, Leila Albayaty
MUSIC
Leila Albayaty
INTERNATIONAL SALES & DISTRIBUTION
Dérives
PRODUCTION
Dérives, Volte Films
Leïla Albayaty
Leila Albayaty is of French and Iraqi origins and works in various countries. She is self-taught and engages in writing, directing, acting, drawing, and composing music for her films. She directed the short film “VU” (2009), which received a special mention at the Berlinale 2009. “BERLIN TELEGRAM” was selected in thirty international festivals and received the TV5 award for Best Francophone Film at Geneva. “FACE B”, a 40′ docu-drama, had its World Premiere at the Berlinale 2015.
FILMOGRAPHY
FILMOGRAPHY
2006 : VACANCES
2009 : VU
2012 : BERLIN TELEGRAM
2015 : FACE B