IN THE LONG RUN

عبر الأزقة

TALENT DAYS - as FEST

Children's - Completed 2022

In Almadineh, an old city in Yemen, a mother sends her forgetful kid in a time-sensitive mission to the bakery before lunch.

Festivals
& Awards

Red Sea International Film Festival 2022
Short Film Competition
St. Louis International Film Festival 2022
Short Film Competition
Arab Film Festival 2022
Short Film Competition
El Gouna Film Festival 2023
Short Film Lounge
Hollywood Arab film Festival 2023
Winner Best Short Film
Karama Yemen Human Rights Film Festival 2023
Short Film Competition
Casablanca Arab Film Festival 2023
Winner Best Director
Amman International Film Festival 2023
Short Film Competition
    • Year of production
    • 2022
    • Genres
    • Children's, Drama
    • Countries
    • YEMEN, USA
    • Languages
    • ARABIC
    • Duration
    • 21 mn
    • Synopsis
    • Set in the historical Old City, in Ibb, Yemen, In the Long Run is built around a simple premise: burdened by the nearing arrival of guests, a housewife sends her kid to buy bread before lunch. But this errand soon transforms into a wondrous adventure. As Seven-year old Ahmed runs determinedly through the alleyways constantly distracted by the people and events (or perhaps non- events) around him—his journey becomes both a delicate observation of the familial community of Ibb, and an intimate voyage through the Old City’s endangered architecture and beautiful landscape.
      While Ahmed plays beads with other kids, stumbles into a funeral, and listens to folktales narrated by an 82-year-old, the looming question of whether he’ll
      make it home before lunch grows larger. Performed by city locals, In the Long Run presents gentle conversations about fear, fate, and faith. Yet, most importantly, it is a story of a child’s imagination, curiosity and wonder.