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.”
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