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Tamar, an old man, lies sick in bed in his neat European apartment. He struggles to cope with dark thoughts caused by memories of traumatic events he endured in his home country, Lebanon. Remembering his departure, Tamar is devoured by remorse until the visit of a large green bird.
Tamar, an old man, lies sick in bed in his neat European apartment. He struggles to liberate himself from dark thoughts caused by memories of traumatic events he endured in his home town Kfeir, an isolated small village in south Lebanon. The remorse he feels from having left his country haunts him, until the appearance of a big green bird. ‘Seven Mountains and Seven Seas’ is based on and inspired by writer Emily Nasrallah’s literature.

Credits

Director
Noel Keserwany, Gaia Alari
Screenwriter
Noel Keserwany based on an unpublished novel by Emily Nasrallah
Producer
Marine Vaillant in Collaboration with Beit Touyour Ayloul Foundation - Maha Nasrallah and Nour Kays
Production Company
Dewberries Films
Cast
We won't have cast, nore added voices, but a lot of work on sound design and music. We already have members of our team, including Rana Eid for Sound Design and Zeid Hambdan for original score.

About the Director

Noel Keserwany
Noel Keserwany is a multidisciplinary Lebanese artist and director. Growing up in Lebanon in the midst of socio-political turmoil, she developed her vocal criticism of the situation by using various storytelling methods: songwriting, animation, film and music. She and her sister Michelle have been creating socio-political music videos for ten years now, tackling daily life struggles in their home
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