Hafreiat
Title: Hafreiat
Director: Alex Sardà
Year: 2022
Genre: Documentary
Running Time: 90 min
Country: Spain, Jordan, Qatar
Format: 16:9 HD COLOR
Status: Finished
In coproduction with: AL JAZEERA DOCUMENTARY
With the support of: CSIC, FECYT, Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología de España, Jordan Film Fund (RFC)
International Sales Distributor: BEGIN AGAIN
Mena Distributor: Arab Media Network
With the collaboration of: Institut Ramon Llull
Under the heat of the sun at a Spanish archeological mission in northern Jordan, Abu Dya, a Palestinian Jordanian, digs the land for long hours. Salaries are low and the cost of living is rising. But Abu Dya wants to provide a different life for his family, but a criminal record stymies his efforts. Hafreiat shows one man’s relationship with his family, the land and its laws, and questions the possibility of banishing the past in a society that seems opposed to reintegration.
Credits:
DIRECTOR: Alex Sardà
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Carlota Coloma, Jumana Saadeh, Adrià Lahuerta
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Artur-Pol Camprubí
EDITOR: Ariadna Ribas
HEAD OF PRODUCTION: Carlota Coloma, Adrià Lahuerta
LOCAL PRODUCER IN JORDAN: Muhannad Halawani
PRODUCED BY: 15L FILMS
IN COPRODUCTION WITH: AL JAZEERA DOCUMENTARY
WITH THE SUPPORT OF: CSIC, FECYT, Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología de España, The Jordan Film Fund (The Royal Film Commission of Jordan)
International Sales Distributor: BEGIN AGAIN
MENA Festivals Distributor: ARAB MEDIA NETWORK
With the collaboration of Institut Ramon Llull
DEVELOPED AND PITCHED AT:
2020 SAN SEBASTIAN FILM FESTIVAL – Foro Lau Haizetara
2019 DOCS IN THESSALONIKI – Pitching Forum
2019 MEDIMED – One on one
2019 KARAMA HUMAN RIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL AMMAN
Festivals:
2022 SHEFFIELD DOC FEST – International First Feature Competition
2022 Ajyal Film Festival – Ajyal Competition
2022 Seminci – Doc España
2023 MiradasDoc
2023 One World Romania International Human Rights & Documentary Film Festival
2023 FidaDoc
2023 Jerusalem Arab Film Festival
2023 Amman International Film Festival
Awards:
2023 Amman International Film Festival – Audience Award
2023 MiradasDoc – Special Mention
2022 Seminci – Doc España – Best National Documentary