Mohammed Saffouri taps into his grandfather’s life and legacy in his new period drama TOUCHLINE.
Watch the trailer below:
The first Jordanian film to be selected as a North American Premiere in the Tribeca Film Festival, TOUCHLINE is award-winning Palestinian American Director Mohammed Saffouri’s new short film, which is based on his grandfather’s life back when young in 1948. Tribeca Film Festival is TOUCHLINE’s North America Premiere.
Newcomer Basil Aksar plays Ahmad, a Haifa native teenage boy who plays soccer regularly and gets an opportunity to play for the Palestinian National Team when he is spotted by a local scout and proves his worth. However, at the moment he is about to celebrate his success, local social and political conflicts intervene…..
Saffouri’s touching coming-of-age tale taps into the trauma of a community in crisis, whilst focusing on the importance of love and passion in your life. Heartbreaking but involving.
About the Film-maker:
Director Mohammed Saffouri distinguished himself early on in his film career by earning a Capital Emmy for his debut documentary film, THE FIRST.
TOUCHLINE is the first Jordanian film to be screened at Tribeca, and Saffouri is also the first alumni from George Mason University to have a film screened at Tribeca in the festival’s history.
He graduated from George Mason University in 2020 with a degree in Film and Video Studies and a concentration in Film Directing. Throughout his eight years in the film and media industry, he has directed three films, produced four films, written three films, and created more than ten promotional videos for companies and non-profits.
His work has been screened at such festivals as the Washington DC International Film Festival, the Virginia Film Festival, the Malmo Arab Film Festival, and others. The talented young director is currently developing his first narrative feature film.
TOUCHLINE was written and directed by Mohammed Saffouri, produced by Tareq Baddar, the stunning cinematography was created by Ghassan Nazmi and the beautiful symphonies were composed by Omar El-Deeb.
TOUCHLINE will screen at Tribeca Film Festival on Monday, June 13th at 8:00 pm and Saturday, 18th June at 8:30 pm.
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