Today, last talk of the Forum at 4pm (FID Lounge, 3rd floor of the Artplexe Canebière) and Tête-à-tête with Isabel Pagliai at 6pm (BLUM Brasserie).

For its 36th edition, FIDMarseille remains true to its mission: to spotlight independent cinema that is attentive to the echoes of the contemporary world and to the stories that reveal its fractures, both intimate and collective.

The Audience Award is open for voting until Sunday noon: among the competing films, choose your favorite!

To end this 36th edition on a high note, join us at the Petit Théâtre of La Friche la Belle de Mai from 10:30 p.m. - and until 4 a.m. - this Sunday for the Grand Closing Party!

Today, last talk of the Forum at 4pm (FID Lounge, 3rd floor of the Artplexe Canebière) and Tête-à-tête with Isabel Pagliai at 6pm (BLUM Brasserie).

For its 36th edition, FIDMarseille remains true to its mission: to spotlight independent cinema that is attentive to the echoes of the contemporary world and to the stories that reveal its fractures, both intimate and collective.

The Audience Award is open for voting until Sunday noon: among the competing films, choose your favorite!

To end this 36th edition on a high note, join us at the Petit Théâtre of La Friche la Belle de Mai from 10:30 p.m. - and until 4 a.m. - this Sunday for the Grand Closing Party!

The Deer’s Tooth, The Deer’s Tooth

Saif Hammash

Palestine, 2024, 16’

Synopsis

Wisam, a young Palestinian from Dheisheh refugee camp in Bethlehem, longs to escape his guilt and isolation after his brother’s death. He spends his days in a state of numbness. When he finds his brother’s last tooth, he remembers a promise to toss it into the sea, a place he is not allowed to go. He decides to honor his brother’s wish, even if it means risking his life.

Biography

Saif Hammash

Saif Hammash is a Palestinian filmmaker based in the Dheisheh Refugee Camp in Bethlehem. While pursuing his degree, he directed a short fiction film, as well as an experimental and documentary film. He has also worked on several other films in various roles, including scriptwriting, assistant directing, editing, and camera assisting. In September 2022, Saif contributed as an editor for the third edition of the Palestinian Refugees Film Festival.

School: Dar Al-Kalima University