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Short Film Competition · 45th Edition

For Good Luck

Director

Samer Battikhi

Country

Jordan

Runtime

18 min

Language

Arabic

Premiere

World Premiere

Synopsis

In a neighbourhood ruled by the self-proclaimed dictator named Saleem, where the population are shoeless, the ambitious young girl Sama devises a scheme to take over the authoritarian rule with the help of her father and friend.    

Cast

Sama Idreesi, Anwar Khalil, Khalid Al Ghweiri, AbdulAzeez Alhwety

Screenplay

Samer Z.M. Battikhi, Hayat Abu Samra

Producers

Samer Z.M. Battikhi, Ihsan Khleifat

About the Director

Samer Battikhi is a filmmaker who has worked in the film industry in Jordan since 2015. Two of his films, 'Arnoos' and 'Kroka', were selected at international film festivals. He is developing his first feature film at the Red Sea Lodge 2023.