SAFFIYAH (2019)

 

Trailer

Logline

Amir, a Danish Palestinian, flirts with local girl Sarah, late one night in an Oslo nightclub. He comes home to her place but the tone quickly changes when he finds out she is Jewish.

 
 
“An incredibly realistic, nuanced and dynamic portrayal of a meeting between two people whose instant attraction and similarities are upended by societal and traditional boundaries.”
— Ilya Tovbis, Artistic Director, Washington Jewish Film Festival

Full film

 

Screenings + press

  • THE NORWEGIAN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (Official Selection, Norwegian Shorts, Premiere, Grimstad, Norway)June 13, 2019


  • 
THE MOVIES ON WAR FILM FESTIVAL 2019 (Nordic Competition under 60 min, Elverum, Norway)November 22, 2019


  • 
15th COURTS MAIS TRASH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Official Selection, Brussels, Belgium)January 15, 2020


  • 
29th MUESTRA INTERNACIONAL DE CINE DE PALENCIA (Official Selection, Palencia, Spain)February 29, 2020


  • 
21st MUSIC & CINEMA - FESTIVAL INT'L DU FILM D'AUBAGNE (Official Selection, Aubagne, France)March 30, 2020


  • 
17th CORTISONICI INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (Official Selection, Varese, Italy)March 31, 2020


  • 
11th SKEPTO INT'L FILM FESTIVAL (Official Selection, Cagliari, Italy)April 1, 2020


  • 
30th WASHINGTON JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL (Official Selection, Washington, DC, USA)May 7, 2020


  • 
7th MICE - MOSTRA INT'L CINEMA EDUCATIU (Official Selection, Valencia, Spain)May 8, 2020


  • 5th INT'L ALEXANDRIA SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (Official Selection, Alexandria, Imathia, Greece)


  • 15th The Myrtle Beach International Film Festiva 2020l - Official Selection - South Carolina, USA

  • Directors Note - online premiere - directorsnotes.com/2020/10/30/mattis-ohana-goksoyr-safiyyah/

  • 4th Aaretaler Kurzfilmtage - Münsingen, Berne, Switzerland  

  • 8th Festival of Nations - Weyregg, Austria

  • Unknown Film Festival - Ekaterinburg, Russia

  • 5th Shots International Independent Short Film Festival - Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia

  • 10th Sandpoint Film Festival - Sandpoint, Idaho, USA

  • 23rd Religion Today Film Festival - Trento, Italy

  • 12th SESIFF - Seoul International Film Festival - Seoul, Korea

  • 3th Filmzeitkaufbeuren Film Festival - Kaufbeuren, Germany

  • 17th DC Shorts International Film Festival - Washington DC, USA

  • 16th International Short Film Festival Detmold - Detmold, Gemany

  • 14th Festival International De Verin - Ourense, Spain

  • 7th Toronto Jewish Film Festival - Toronto, Canada

  • 32nd Boston Jewish Film Festival - Boston, USA

  • 10th Arlington Film Festival - Watertown, Massachusetts, USA

  • 6th Frankly Film Festival - Cincinnati, USA 

  • 2nd Festival International De Cine Austral

  • 11th Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2021, York, UK

  • 7th Moscow Jewish Film Festival 2021

 
 

CREW

Director / screenplay
Producer
DoP
Art Direction
Costume Design
Sound
Editor
Sound Design
Music

Mattis Ohana Goksøyr
Henrik Dyb Zwart
Benjamin Mosli
Maria Owing
Wenche Luther
Helge Bodøgaard
Tormod Berge
Andreas Waag Martinsen
Magnus Bonesmo

 

CAST

Amir
Sarah

Arian Kashef
Ragnhild Meling Enoksen

DETAILS

Running Time
Shooting Format
Screening Format
Aspect Ratio
Sound

09:06 min
Digital 2K
DCP, BluRay, DVD, .mov, mp4 (HD)
1:2.35
5.1

 

DISTRIBUTION

Contact Henrik Dyb Zwart or Mattis Goksøyr for details. mattisgoksoyr.no