Word Count
WINTER FILM AWARDS 2018 WINNER - OUTSTANDING WOMAN DIRECTOR
NOMINEE - BEST SHORT FILM
2017
United Arab Emirates
10 mins
Arabic
World Premiere
Short Film Competition
| Charlotte de Bekker | |
| Mohamed Hassaballa, Emma Tocci | |
| Sofia Velez, Nouran Hafez, Khulood Kittanneh |
In a dystopian world where people only have a set number of words to speak in their lifetime, little Noor is haunted by her four remaining words. The Artificial Intelligence, Mama, is the only being without a Word Count. Today she is teaching the children a new word, ‘Insects’. Noor is enamored by the thought of a new sound between her teeth, but Mama’s voice echoes as a reminder: People used to drown in words. Will Noor be able to keep her silence?
About the Director
Born to Dutch parents, Berlin-based artist Charlotte de Bekker spent the majority of her childhood in Ras Al Khaimah, the northern-most emirate of the United Arab Emirates. She went on to graduate in Film from New York University’s Abu Dhabi campus. Charlotte has worked on film projects in Abu Dhabi, Ras Al Khaimah, New York City, and Zanzibar, her photography project I See I See What You Can’t See, was exhibited at the XVA Gallery in Dubai, and she has given a TEDx talk.
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