“Night”
SAFF 2022 Award Winner
The dust of war keeps the eyes sleepless. Night brings peace and sleep to all the people in the broken town. Only the eyes of the mother of the missing child stay resilient. Night has to trick her into sleeping to save her soul.
Director Biography
Ahmad Saleh is a Palestinian/German writer and director. His first film, HOUSE, 2012 won a second place in the German Short Film Award and his second film, AYNY, 2016 won an Academy Award. Recently he finished his third short film, NIGHT and is developing his first feature.
Director’s Statement
A mother begged me to tell her that her missing daughter is dead. The shook of what she said threw me in deep silence. I wrote and made this film to tell her that wish to tame her hope.