On this hot summer day, 17-year-old Nayla is faced with the same dilemma every Lebanese youngster is faced with today – to leave or to stay. Two men in her life have set ideas about it, but both might wake up to a surprise.
Year of production 2023 Length 19' CountryCzech Republic/Lebanon/Qatar Shooting Format16mm Aspect Ratio 1.85:1 Dialogue Arabic Director Leila Basma Producer Natália Pavlove Production Company other stories Co-production companies FAMU, Road2Films, Stairway Films Co-producers Cynthia Choucair (Road2Films), Petr Oplatka, Vašek Sládek (Stairway Films) Partner Magiclab Screenwriter Leila Basma Cinematographer Zaher Jureidini Editor Leila Basma Music Aid Kid Production DesignerAssad Khouery Sound Designer Dominyka Adomaityte Costume DesignerAlicia Fahed Color Grading Lucia Kovaľová VFX Postproduction Magic Lab VFX Artist Jan Vont Cast Nathalie Issa, Farid Shawki, Georges Matar, Hiba Chihane, Rabih Abdo
Festival selections Venezia 80 - Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica, Orizzonti Short Films Competition 2023, Italy - World Premiere El Gouna Film Festival 2023, Egypt Director's Statement Just like the protagonist of the film, I grew up between two extremes of free-spirited people and conservative society, struggling to know who I wanted to be. Sea Salt is a love/hate letter to my hometown, in which I try to paint a local coming-of-age story, filled with first discoveries and life-changing decisions.
