Lamya's Poem
Lamya's Poem is a 2021 American-Canadian animated film, directed by Alex Kronemer .[1][2]
| Lamya's Poem | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Alex Kronemer |
| Written by | Alex Kronemer |
| Produced by | Glenn James Brown Sam Kadi |
| Starring | Millie Davis Mena Massoud |
| Music by | Christopher Willis |
| Animation by | Rene Daigle Brandon Lloyd Joel Shemrock J. Meeka Stuart |
Production companies | Unity Productions PiP Animation Services |
| Distributed by | WestEnd Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Countries | Canada United States |
| Language | English |
Summary
The film centres on Lamya (Millie Davis), a young Syrian girl who has left her hometown of Aleppo as a refugee during the Syrian civil war, who finds solace in her inner fantasy life as she reads and is inspired by the poetry of Rumi (Mena Massoud).[3]
Production
The film's voice cast also includes Faran Tahir, Aya Bryn Zakarya, Raoul Bhaneja and Nissae Isen.
An excerpt from the film was screened at the 2020 Annecy International Animation Film Festival in the Works in Progress stream,[4] before the completed film premiered at Annecy in 2021.[5]
Accolades
Official Competition - Annecy International Animation Film Festival[6][7]
References
- Wendy Ide, "‘Lamya’s Poem’: Annecy Review". Screen Daily, June 14, 2021.
- Annecy > Programme > Index
- Leo Barraclough, "First Clip From Annecy Competition Title ‘Lamya’s Poem,’ Director Talks About Power of Poetry, Future Projects". Variety, June 7, 2021.
- Jazz Tangcay, "Filmmaker Sam Kadi on Animating and Shopping a Film In Virtual Markets During a Pandemic". Variety, June 30, 2020.
- Anna Smith, "Int’l Critics Line: Anna Smith On ‘Lamya’s Poem’ – Annecy". Deadline Hollywood, June 18, 2021.
- Annecy Announces 19 Animated Features In Competition|Cartoon Brew
- Annecy Raises the Curtain on Feature Program for 1st Hybrid Edition|Animation Magazine
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