22nd Ismailia Festival for Documentary and Short Films
Egypt, June 16 - June 22 2021
Festival homepageThe jury
Massimo Lechi (Italy), Lama Tayara (Syria), Marwa Abu Eish Elmahassen (Egypt)
Awarded films
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When the Persimmons Grew by
Hilal Baydarov
(Azerbaijan, Austria, 2021, 119 min)
Reports
Motivation:
“For the unique way in which the director managed to explore deep existential themes through a highly poetic cinematic style”.