The Camel Boy
L’Enfant Chameau
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2018
France / Tunisia / Spain
15 mins
Persian
NYC Premiere
Short Film Competition
| Chabname Zariab | |
| Bien Ou Bien Productions | |
| Hussein Zahawy (Ramine), Syrus Shahidi (Mustapha) |
Somewhere in the desert, a little boy is plunged by force into an intimidating and completely foreign new world: the world of camel racing. Will the distant hope of seeing his mother again give him the strength to overcome his fears and find his place in this hostile environment?
About the Director
Chabname Zariâb was 7 when she emigrated to France from Kabul Afghanistan with her parents. She grew up in a very literary family and studied law in Paris, then real estate before becoming an expert in building damage. In 2011, she published her first novel, “The Afghan Pianist”, winner of several literary prizes. She then turned to writing documentary screenplays.
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Awards
2018 Calcutta International Cult Film Festival (India) – Best Short Film
2018 Festival International de Film Saint-Jean-de-Luz – Prix du public du court-métrage
