Walud
It's 2014, Amuna and her husband Aziz, an ISIS fighter, live as shepherds in the rural Syrian desert. When he takes a very young European ISIS convert as his second wife, Amuna's everyday life is thrown into turmoil.
Watch Film →Credits
DirectorDaood AlabdulaaLouise Zenker
ScreenwriterDaood AlabdulaaLouise Zenker
Director of PhotographyHenri Nunn
SoundXavier Flemming
EditorJonas Riedinger
MusicArezou Rezaei
Sound re-recording mixerAndrew Mottl
Color GradingNicholas Coleman
VFXValentin Ditllmann
ProducerLiam WölferJoyce Abou-Zeid
Production CompanyHochschule für Fernsehen und Film München
Awards & Nominations(9)
Won
- Laszlo Kovacs Student Award - Silver Tadpole - Best CameraInternational Film Festival Camerimage2025
- Best filmBundesfestival Junger Film2025
- Special Mention of the JuryThe Valencia International Film Festival - Cinema Jove2025
- Best of FestLA Shorts International Film Festival2025
- Immaculate Heart Community Filmmaker AwardLA Shorts International Film Festival2025
- short filmStarter Filmpreise (Landeshauptstadt München)2025
- Audience Award Short Filmfsff - Fünf Seen Filmfestival2025
Nominated
- Film and Art School Etudes CompetitionInternational Film Festival Camerimage2025
- Best Short Filmfsff - Fünf Seen Filmfestival2025