A Calling. From the Desert. To the Sea.

Name: A Calling. From the Desert. To the Sea.
Director: Murad Abu Eisheh

Short Film | 2021-2022 | Germany, Jordan

Director	Murad Abu Eisheh
Production	Filmakademie Baden-Würtemberg [de], Shaghab Films [jo]
Distributor	SWR Südwestrundfunk (Zusammenschluss von SDR und SWF) [de]

Locations	Azraq
Filming regions	Jordan

Length of movie	17 min

Cast

Actor	Role name	Voice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
Yasmine Nawarj	Yasmin [L]
Raean Al Masri	Ahlam [L]
Hassan Mutlag Al Maraiyeh	Vater [L]

Activity	Name	Comment
Vfx supervisor	Mario Bertsch
Director of photography	Philip Henze
1st assistant camera	Fabian Decker
2nd assistant camera	Lisa Wunderlich
DIT digital imaging technician	Andreas Bothe
Costume designer	Farah Karouta
Director	Murad Abu Eisheh
Editor	Quirin Grimm
Assistant editor	Andreas Bothe
Makeup artist / hair stylist	Zena Mosleh
Composer	Nils Wrasse
Producer	Malin Krüger
Production designer	Rand Abdel Nour
Sound supervisor	Johann Meis
Sound designer	Paul Powaljaew
Foley artist	Henrike Sommer
Commissioning editor	Katharina Kontny SWR	SWR
Commissioning editor	Joachim A. Lang SWR	SWR

Company	Comment
Filmakademie Baden-Würtemberg [de]
Shaghab Films [jo]

Company	Comment
SWR Südwestrundfunk (Zusammenschluss von SDR und SWF) [de]

Award winner	Year	Award	Category
Philip Henze	2023	German Camera Award [de] Short movie	Short movie	Nominated
Murad Abu Eisheh	2023	First Steps Award [de] Short movie	Short movie	Nominated
Murad Abu Eisheh	2023	Filmschau Baden-Württemberg [de] Best Short Film	Best Short Film	Nominated
Malin Krüger	2023	First Steps Award [de] No Fear Award	No Fear Award	Nominated

Year	Country	Festival
2023	Germany	Filmschau Baden-Württemberg
2023	Germany	Kinofest Lünen
2022	Montenegro	CIFF - Cairo International Film Festival