Shadows (2024)

Directed by

Rand Beiruty

Genre

animation, documentary

Country

Jordan, France

Runtime

12 min

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A 15 year old teen mother tells her story of fleeing Baghdad. The animated short film focuses on her personal testimony and experience.

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What happens

Shadows is a 2024 French and Jordan animated short film written and directed by Rand Beiruty. The 12-minute animated film is about the testimony of a 15-year old teen mother fleeing Baghdad. Shadows received award nominations from nternational film festivals, including Leeds International Film Festival and Annecy International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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