BYSTANDER

عن بُعد

By Rachel AOUN

RACHEL AOUN (INDEPENDENT) - as PROD

Drama - Completed 2022

When a respected basketball coach stands on the sidelines and passively witnesses a violent assault, his self-worth is shattered.

Festivals
& Awards

El Gouna Film Festival 2023
Short Film Lounge
Festival Panorama Short Film Fest 2023
Best Short Film
festival signes de nuit 2023
Jury Award
    • Year of production
    • 2022
    • Genres
    • Drama
    • Countries
    • LEBANON, QATAR
    • Languages
    • ARABIC
    • Budget
    • 0 - 0.3 M$
    • Duration
    • 13 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Rachel AOUN
    • Writer(s)
    • Rachel AOUN
    • Producer(s)
    • Stephanie KHOURY (RACHEL AOUN (INDEPENDENT))
    • Synopsis
    • Roger, a beloved basketball coach is on his way to work proudly carrying a box of chocolates to celebrate the birth of his son. His trip is disrupted when he witnesses, without intervening, a horrific act of violence on the street. Roger’s decent into shame begins there and by the first class of the day, Roger is a crushed man terrified to face the teenagers who idolize him.