It Ain't Where You From
Best Mid-Length Film
Philip Rachid
United Arab Emirates,
Fiction,
Arabic,
Bulgarian,
English,
Kurdish,
00:50:00
What do you do when you grow up without a family or a homeland, with a different vibe and a different tribe? You have to create your own path! Dance, music, spoken word, graphics and street art collide in this powerful film portrait of a thriving scene. Imbued with saturated colours, stylish fashion and backed by a pulsating soundtrack.
Each artist has a personal history, each is struggling to find their way.
We get to know what it takes to follow their passions.
Film block:
MID-LENGTH / ON MUSIC
Screening:
Palace of Culture Pernik, Hall 2
- Language Arabic, Bulgarian, English, Kurdish
- Country United Arab Emirates
- Genre Fiction
- Cinematographer Tarek Merhi, Taha Ibraheem, Ian D Murphy, Taha, Philip J. Rachid
- Scriptwriter Philip J. Rachid
- Producer Philip Rachid, Tiece Edwards
- Music Mohamed Araki
- Editor Maitha Alawadi, Philip J. Rachid
- Cast Abdulla Alhayaki, Feraz, Jawhar Zitouni, Lana Ramadan, Mohammed Al Khafaji
- Animation JJ Agency, Anastasia Maystrenko, Gary Fedorenko
- Year of creation 2023
- Duration 00:50:00
Soultrotter Films is founded by Philip Jamal Rachid an (Iraqi-Kurdish / Bulgarian) internationally awarded writer & director who began his film and television career as a reputable actor in1997 in the Netherlands.
His short films received critical acclaim and won over a dozen awards. His edgy and dynamic style that pushes traditional boundaries of genre and humanitarian themes are distinguishable hallmarks of Philip’s mastery of visual storytelling.
