Completed - ARABIC, ENGLISH - Drama, LGBT - 18 minutes
An unexpected discovery forces Britannia, a queer Libyan teenager, to question whether to stay or flee his beloved homeland.
Year of production : 2021 Director(s) : Sam ARBOR, Adam ALI Cast : Adam ALI, Colette DALLAL TCHANTCHO, Elysia KOZINOS, Ali GADEMA Producer(s) : Hannah STEVENSON (Wingarm), Susan SIMNETT (OVER THE FENCE FILMS)
Rejected by his family for his queerness and oppressed by his country for the same, reckless Libyan teenager “Britannia” gets an interview at the British Embassy, gateway to his childhood dream of stepping into the pulsing queer world that is Manchester’s Canal Street. But he needs his passport. Plagued by memories of his oppressive Baba but supported by his found family of queers, he sneaks back to the family house to retrieve it. There, an unexpected discovery strikes deep and forces him to question where his dreams truly lie.
Country(ies) : UNITED KINGDOM
Iris Prize 2021 (Best International Short)Iris Prize 2021 (Best British Short)Flickerfest International 2022 (Best Rainbow Short)BFI Flare 2022 (Official Selection)