Outstanding achievement in dance film Award
With the participation of director Toomas Järvet and lead Maher Shawamreh
An Acció Cinema iniciative
With the collaboration of Associació Catalana per la Pau
Rough Stage
Duration: 1:13:31
Director: Toomas Järvet
Choreography: Maher Shawamreh
Country, Year: Estonia, Palestina, 2015
Synopsis
Maher is a Palestinian man, a former political prisoner. He is an electrical engineer by profession but an artist at heart, and dreams of staging a contemporary dance performance in Ramallah. In order to do so, he must deal with his family’s disapproval, tight budgets, and cultural norms. Set in today’s most contested location, Maher’s story is a parable about a society in conflict.
