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Kash Kash Poster "City Port" | ©FFL
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Kash Kash - Without Feathers We Can’t Live

  • Kash Kash (aka Kashkash) (Working title)
All titles (4)
Documentary Feature | 2020-2022 | Germany

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Posters

Brief synopsis

My hometown, Beirut, is torn apart by a corrupt political elite, anti-government protests, and one of the biggest explosions of the 21st century. But above the roofs of the city, I discovered an unexpected bearer of hope: the pigeon game of chance "Kash Hamam".

Every evening, in the golden sun above the labyrinth streets, the sky populates, and all over the city swarms fly out of their cages. Their flight follows the choreography of an ancient tradition. Each player holds their own flock and lets it circle above his house, with the chance to lure the pigeons of the neighbors onto his roof, in order to catch it and expand his flock.
Then there is "Kash”.

During the dystopian times of the recent political collapse of Lebanon, we embark on a journey from roof to roof. When it all perishes, why do we hold on to flying? The film observes a city in turmoil from the perspective of three pigeon players and a young girl fighting to release her own birds.

Crew

ActivityNameComment
ColoristFlorian Staerk
Director of photographyJonas Schneider
Winner - golden frog CAMERIMAGE 2022
Winner - golden frog CAMERIMAGE 2022
Additional photographyTalal Khoury
DirectorLea Najjar
EditorTobias Wilhelmer
CPH DOX NextWaveAward_Deutscher Dokumentarfilmpreis 2023_Best Documentary Camerimage 2022_First Steps Award
CPH DOX NextWaveAward_Deutscher Dokumentarfilmpreis 2023_Best Documentary Camerimage 2022_First Steps Award
ComposerSamah Boulmona
ComposerFarah Kaddour
Music coordinatorJawad Chabaan
ProducerMatthias Drescher
ProducerJulian Haisch
ProducerMax Brunner [1]
Legal affairsWolfgang Riegger
Line producerJinane Dagher
ScreenwriterLea Najjar
ScreenwriterAlia Haju
Sound re-recording mixerDaniel Kling
Sound designerFrederic Hellmann
Dialogue editorMaximilian Schieder
Foley editorTimo Klabunde
Foley artistFrederic Hellmann
Foley artistYlva Sommer
Foley artistRachel Oker
Commissioning editorMarcus Vetter [1]
SWR
SWR

Distribution / Sales companies

CompanyComment
Camino Filmverleih GmbH [de]
Germany (theatrical) 2023
Germany (theatrical) 2023

Awards

Award winnerYearAwardCategory 
SWR Südwestrundfunk (Zusammenschluss von SDR und SWF) [de]2023German Audio Film Award [de]
Documentary
DocumentaryNominated
Lea Najjar2023Deutscher Dokumentarfilmpreis [de]
Main prize
Main prizeWinner
Lea Najjar2023Berlin Int. Film Festival (Berlinale) [de]
Heiner-Carow-Prize
Heiner-Carow-PrizeNominated
Lea Najjar2023Berlin Int. Film Festival (Berlinale) [de]
Compass-Perspektive-Award
Compass-Perspektive-AwardNominated
Jonas Schneider2022Camerimage Festival [pl]
Golden Frog - best feature documentary
Golden Frog - best feature documentaryWinner
Lea Najjar2022Filmschau Baden-Württemberg [de]
Documentary
DocumentaryNominated
Lea Najjar2022CPH DOX [dk]
Next Wave Award
Next Wave AwardWinner
Lea Najjar2022First Step Award [de]
Documentary
DocumentaryWinner
Lea Najjar2022Dok.Fest München [de]
Dok.horizonte
Dok.horizonteNominated

TV-broadcast

TypeCountryStationDate / TimeComment
First showingGermanySWR [de]Thursday, 20/10/2022, 11.45 PMOpening film 22nd season SWR Young Documentary Film

Cinema releases and premieres

TypeCountryDateComment
Theatre releaseGermanyThursday, 07/12/2023
PremiereTuesday, 29/03/2022CPH DOX (World Premiere)