About This Film
Groundbreaker Winner
Festival Year: 2025
Run Time: 16 Minutes
Film Type: Short
Animated: No
Countr(ies): Lebanon, USA
Language: Arabic, English
English Subtitles: No
Captions: None
Film Overview
Based on a True Story set in 1935 Schenectady, New York. After the company he works for refuses to invest in his solar energy project, Lebanese scientist Camil Al-Sabbah pursues another opportunity to achieve his dream, but becomes increasingly suspicious of forces that seem to be conspiring against him. Supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and BAFTA.
Film Contact: Camille Hamadé
Film Website: https://camillehamade.com
Film Email: camhamade@gmail.com
Cast & Crew
Directed By
Camille Hamadé
Produced By
Kinder Labatt, Soukaina Alaoui El Hassani
Screenwriting
Camille Hamadé, Chad B. Hamilton
Cinematographers
Alexa Wolf
Editors
Patrick Nichols, Camille Hamadé
Principal Cast
Sam Yazbeck, Avery Banks, Richard Sexton