Welcome To Opening Day – 17th Annual ReelHeART
Theme – Only The Dead Have Seen The End Of War

Alina
Film Short | Duration: 00:24:51
Dir. Rami Kodeih, United States
Language: English, German, Polish

*Nominated For Best Short Film, Best Period Costume Design, Best Period Set Design, Best Actress – Alia Shawkat as “Alina”

Synopsis: As Nazis separate children from their parents in the Warsaw Ghetto, a gang of women risks everything to smuggle their friend’s three-month-old baby to safety. Inspired by true events. Starring Alia Shawkat (ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT, SEARCH PARTY), Edin Gali (MAD MEN), Dorota Puzio, Rebeca Robles (BETTER THINGS), Erika Soto (VIDA), and Mark McCullough (LOGAN LUCKY).

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Keywords: #Holocaust #Poland #Survival #Nazi #NaziCamps

Jiyan (la vie)  *Official Opening Film*
French Language Film, First Time Filmmaker | Duration: 01:00:12
Dir. Otis Birdy, Switzerland
In Attendance via Zoom for a Post Premiere Q&A – July 7 at 3PM(EST)
Otis Birdy + Mohammed Mohammed
Language: Arabic, French, Kurdish with English Subtitles

*Nominated For Best International Film, Best First Time Filmmaker, Best Long Form Film, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Sound, Best Actor – Mohammed Mohammed as “Nerol”,

Synopsis: Inspired by a true story, “Jiyan” (=life) recounts the daily life of Nerol, a young Syrian Kurdish boy (17) who arrived in Switzerland without his parents. He spends his winter in anxiety and insomnia because of his past (unknown to the viewer) and the situation of his mother who remained in the country, then in conflict. Throughout the film, Nerol lives between anger and love, accompanied by his closest friends, Kurdo and Khaled and his educator Renaud.

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Keywords: #Immigrant #Immigration #War #Refugees #TeenRefugees #PoliticalRefugee #Syrians #Kurds #FrenchLanguage #Switzerland

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