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Samaa

Ehsan Gharib
2024 | 2 min 27 s
2D animation using ink and paint on acetate

Awards and Festivals

  • Official Selection – Non-Narrative Short Film CompetitionOttawa International Animation Festival, Canada (2024)

  • Dada National Award - Best Short Film of the Competition Les nouveaux alchimistesFestival du nouveau cinéma - FNC, Montreal, Canada (2024)

  • Official Selection – International Competition ProgramSweaty Eyeballs Animation Festival, Baltimore, United States (2024)

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Team


Ehsan Gharib
Director


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Photo : © Ehsan Gharib




Maral Mohammadian
Producer (NFB)


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Photo : © Maral Mohammadian




Rob McLaughlin
Executive Producer


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Photo : Emily Cooper



Credits

Direction and Animation 
Ehsan Gharib

Percussions
Ziya Tabassian

Editing
Xi Feng

Sound Design
Olivier Calvert

Foley
Lise Wedlock

Foley Recording
Geoffrey Mitchell

Re-Recording
Isabelle Lussier

Online Edit
Luca Di Gioacchino

Technical Direction
Mathieu Tremblay
Eloi Champagne

Titles
Mélanie Bouchard
Mohsen Zarrabi

Technical Coordination
Luc Binette

Production Coordination
Dominique Forget
Barry Ahmad

Line Producer
Laetitia Seguin

Administration
Victoria Angeli

Studio Operations Manager
Camille Fillion

Marketing
Geneviève Bérard

Publicist
Nadine Viau

Thanks
Arash Akhgari
Parissa Mohit

Executive Producer
Robert McLaughlin

Producer
Maral Mohammadian

Samaa

© 2024 National Film Board of Canada



Media Relations

  • Nadine Viau
    NFB Publicist – Montreal
    C.: 514-458-9745
    n.viau@nfb.ca

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