Anwar (2024)
Anwar is a sci-fi short film about a mother who chooses to live forever and a son who longs for heaven. We see Anwar age from 8 to 18 to 80, while Mona remains eternal throughout, until he has a final moment of doubt, and she has a final moment of hope.
Director: Fawaz Al-Matrouk
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Kerry Bishé as Mona |
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Garland Scott as Bramwell |
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Jay Abdo as Anwar (80 years old) |
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Leo Etemadi as Anwar (8 years old) |
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Saif Haj as Anwar (18 years old) |
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Ammar Haj Ahmad as Ali |
| Directing | Fawaz Al-Matrouk | Director |
| Writing | Fawaz Al-Matrouk | Writer |
| Production | Ryan Michael Connolly | Producer |
| Production | Xin Li | Producer |
| Production | Jared Seehafer | Producer |
| Production | Don Ohmer | Producer |
| Production | Sahar Yousefi | Producer |
| Sound | Leah Curtis | Music |
| Editing | Yasmin Assemi | Editor |
| Editing | Jerry Skibinsky | Editor |
| Camera | Chloe Weaver | Director of Photography |