Jordanian short film TALA’VISION, by director Murad Abu Eisheh, screened at the 28th Palm Springs International ShortFest (June 21st - 27th). Most recently, director Murad Abu Eisheh was invited to join The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (The Oscars).
TALA'VISION previously won Best Narrative Film at Student Academy Awards competition of The Oscars, marking the first Arab film to win such an award.
The film also won the Golden Yusr Award at the Short Film Competition of Red Sea International Film Festival, and landed another screening at Portland Film Festival. TALA'VISION marks the first time for a medium-length film to win two awards at Max Ophuls Film Festival in Germany, nabbing jury and audience awards during its world premiere at the 42nd edition of the festival. Moreover, it received 1st Prize for a Live Action Short Film at Flicker's Rhode Island International Film Festival and First Steps Award and the Michael Ballhaus Prize for Best Camera Work. The film was granted by The Jordan Film Fund in its fourth cycle (2019). Also, it was selected by the jury of Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival to join Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Market.
The eight-year-old Tala lives within a war-torn reality. She finds her solace and salvation in a banned television, which turns later to a matter of life and death. Written and directed by Murad Abu Eisheh, TALA'VISION is a co-production between Jordan and Germany.
