MONSTRA | Festival de Animação de Lisboa

The Sounds of Things Ablaze

Hayat Najm

The Sounds of Things Ablaze

CANADA 2025 7' M/12 2D digital, desenho, técnica mista

A woman walks down the sidewalk, avoiding the cracks in the pavement like a child. Her body remains on high alert, remembering the horrors of a war that continues to haunt her. The Sounds of Things Ablaze is a charcoal-drawn animated short film about the resilience of women.

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Director Hayat Najm Script Hayat Najm Animation Hayat Najm Music Jean-Michel Blais Sound Sylvain Bellemare Production Marc Bertrand Christine Noël Distribution NFB

19 March | CINEMA SÃO JORGE - Sala Manoel de Oliveira | 19:00

Short Film Competition 3

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Because Today is Saturday .Alice Eça Guimarães. 13'

Il burattino e la balena .Roberto Catani. 9'

Dr. Dr. Themefart .Andreas Hykade. 5'

BY THE WAY .Mahboobeh Kalaee, Ali Fotoohi. 7'

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