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2 TRANSIT GAME PRESS KIT 2 "The film narrates very sensitively and without any misleading pathos the power of friendship, empathy and understanding. Against all odds there might be a hope of a brighter future." - Interfilm Berlin Festival Jury "Anna Fahr is to be commended for this un-self-conscious gem which reveals a beautiful - if tenuous - glimpse of hope for the Middle East." - SJIWFF Programmers "Some of the festival s strongest Middle Eastern films were modest revelations that addressed regional issues with delicacy, verve and skill. - Tim Grierson, Screen Daily LOGLINE: A tale of friendship and exile in the northern mountains of Lebanon set against the backdrop of the Syrian war. SYNOPSIS (short): In the northern mountains of Lebanon, a Syrian man hoping to reunite with family torn apart by war encounters two Palestinian children whose own stories of exile provide a glimpse into the uncertainties he must face as a refugee. SYNOPSIS (long): On a remote road in the northern mountains of Lebanon, eleven-year-old Palestinians Saad and Nada spend their days peddling newspapers to drivers who pass by. When a Syrian man named Mohammad runs out of gas leaving his car stranded along the side of the road, Saad offers to take him to a nearby service station and on the way learns of his escape from the war in Syria and the family he left there. This brief encounter provides a glimpse into shared uncertainties they face as refugees with no home to return to and no country to call home.

3 3 DIRECTOR S BIO: Anna Fahr is an award-winning independent filmmaker based in Beirut, Lebanon. Her work has screened in dozens of international film festivals, she has been the recipient of numerous grants and has participated in conferences, panels and pitching forums including the Tribeca Film Festival s All Access program, the Yerevan International Film Festival s Directors Across Borders, and the Reel World Film Festival s Indie Film Lounge. Anna earned her BFA from Concordia University in Montreal in 2003 winning the award for overall outstanding achievement in film production. She earned her MA in Film and Middle Eastern Studies at New York University in DIRECTOR S FILMOGRAPHY: Transit Game 2014 / Short Narrative (18 mins) Writer/Producer/Director/Editor Official Selection: Interfilm International Film Festival Berlin 2014 (GERMANY) **WINNER: 2 nd PRIZE, CONFRONTATIONS COMPETITION Official Selection: Arab Film Festival 2914 (USA) ** WINNER: BEST SHORT FILM Official Selection: Beirut International Film Festival 2014 (LEBANON) Official Selection: St. John s International Women s Film Festival 2014 (CANADA) Official Selection: Malmo Arab Film Festival 2014 (SWEDEN) Official Selection: BBC Aan Korb Film Festival 2014 (UK) Official Selection: Boston Palestine Film Festival 2014 (USA) Official Selection: London Palestine Film Festival 2014 (USA) Official Selection: International Diaspora Film Festival 2014 (CANADA) Official Selection: Mostra Cinema: Oriente Médio 2014 (BRAZIL) Official Selection: Sofia Menar Film Festival 2015 (SERBIA) Official Selection: CourToujours Festival du Court-Métrage de Genève (SWITZERLAND) Official Selection: SPE Women s Film Festival 2015, New Orleans (USA) Official Selection: Festival International du Film Oriental de Genève 2015 (SWITZERLAND) Official Selection: Ann Arbor Palestine Film Festival 2015 (USA) Official Selection: Middle East Now Festival 2015 (ITALY) Official Selection: Arizona International Film Festival 2015 (USA) Official Selection: Houston Palestine Film Festival 2015 (USA) Official Selection: Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner 2015 (FRANCE) Official Selection: Yorkton Film Festival 2015 (CANADA) **NOMINATED: BEST DRAMA

4 4 Kadi: Saving Mothers and Babies One Voucher at a Time 2012 Medium-length Documentary Associate Producer Public Screening: Second Global Symposium on Health Systems Research, Beijing 2012 Public Screening: Touro University, California 2012 (USA) Public Screening: USAID, Washington 2012 (USA) Public Screening: World Bank Institute, Washington 2012 (USA) Public Screening: Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Washington 2012 (USA) Public Screening: Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Cambridge 2013 (USA) RHV: Reproductive Health Vouchers 2012 / Documentary Web Series Co-Director/Editor Online distribution: Khaneh Ma: These Places We Call Home 2006 Feature Documentary (90 mins) Producer/Director/Editor Official Selection: Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois 2006 (CAN) Official Selection: Yerevan International Film Festival 2006 (ARMENIA) Official Selection: Libertas Film Festival 2006 (CROATIA) Official Selection: Arab Film Festival 2006 (CAN) Official Selection: Festival International du Cinema Iranian en Exil 2006 (FRANCE) Official Selection: Reel World Film Festival 2007 (CAN) Theatrical Release: National Film Board of Canada 2006 (CAN) Public Screening: Ottawa University 2006 (CAN) Public Screening: Queens University 2006 (CAN) Public Screening: Harvard University 2007 (USA) Public Screening: Iranian Alliances Across Borders Conference, NYC 2007 (USA) Public Screening: Columbia University 2007 (USA) Public Screening: New York University 2007 (USA) Joshua s Garden 2003 / Short Fiction (15 mins) Writer/Director Official Selection: Montreal Word Film Festival 2003 (student film section) Official Selection: Art Matters Film Festival 2006 (honorable mention) CONTACT INFO: Phone: Skype: Web: (Beirut) (Ottawa) annaparisa info@annafahr.com

5 5 PROGRAMMING INFORMATION: Writer/Director/Producer: Anna Fahr Running time: 18 minutes Countries of production: Canada, USA, Lebanon Language: In Arabic with English subtitles Production format: HD (RED-Epic) Screening format: DCP, Blu-ray, Quicktime, H264 IMDB: Official Facebook Page: Official Trailer:.html Official Website: INTERVIEWS/PRESS: Shoag Al-Adsani speaks to Anna Fahr about her cinematic influences in KALIMAT. Published on Nov. 29, BBC released its 'festival highlights' video. Director Anna Fahr comments about her experience attending the Aan Korb Film Festival. Published on Nov. 5, Director ANNA FAHR speaks about the impetus behind TRANSIT GAME. Published on Oct. 24, 2014 by BBC News. ALIA GILBERT from the BOSTON PALESTINE FILM FESTIVAL interviews ANNA FAHR about TRANSIT GAME. Published on Oct. 23, SCREEN DAILY features TRANSIT GAME among the Beirut International Film Festival s "strongest Middle Eastern films." Published on Oct. 16, Director ANNA FAHR speaks to Agenda Culturel about TRANSIT GAME. Published on Oct. 1, Director ANNA FAHR speaks to Beirut Based about TRANSIT GAME. Published on Sept. 29, 2014 by beirutbased.com. Director ANNA FAHR speaks to LibanEcho about TRANSIT GAME and the making of the film. Published on Sept. 23, Video produced by LibanEcho Web TV:

6 TRANSIT GAME PRESS KIT 6 OFFICIAL SELECTIONS

7 7 CAST Saad Nada Mohammad Gas station owner Man in Car 1 Man in Car 2 Woman in Car Sajed Amer Sanaa Amer Jalal Altawil Rachid Salloum Hisham Shebbo Pierre Berberi Odette Makhlouf CREW Writer/Director/Producer Co-Producer Co-Producer Co-Producer Line Producer Production Manager Director of Photography Sound Recordist & Designer Art Director 1 st Assistant Director 2 nd Assistant Director Casting Assistant Script Supervisor Line Producer Assistant E-loader Focus Puller 2 nd Assistant Camera Boom Operator Gaffer Key Grip Best Boy Electric Lighting/Grip Assistant Anna Fahr Habib Battah Niam Itani Idil Ibrahim Abla Khoury Lara Chekerdjian Bassem Fayad Victor Bresse Mohamed Sabbah Nagham Abboud Nay Tabbara Elie Njeim Ferdeous Naili Sandra Saad Tarek Wheibi Fadi El Samra Mohamad Al Sayed Hasan Hamames Dany Challita Melik Khazoum Chadi Chehadeh Arapo Andonian

8 8 Driver/Assistant Steady Camera Operator Wardrobe Stylist Make-up Artist Dialogue Coach Operations Manager Equipment provided by Arabic translation Colorist Visual Effects Re-recording Mixer Sound Mixing Facility Hagop Kabbany Marwan Boustani Mahmoud Fawaz Nazireh Ries Hiba Issawi Nada Chamoun Platform Studios Niam Itani Belal Hibri Noel Paul Grant Edmonds The Dark Studio Archival footage courtesy of Al Jadeed Future TV MTV Lebanon Special Thanks Palestinian Youth Center, Shatila Refugee Camp The municipality of Kfar Hazir, Lebanon Nasreen Abdudhullieh Zeina Sourani Abbas and Pari Fahr Tony and Kitty Battah Lina Al-Hakkak Haidar Harmanani Nashat Mansour Mona Knio Hala Kaddoura Lara Abou Saifan Jana Wehbe Sabah Haider

9 9 Produced with financial support provided by 2014