73rd San Sebastián International Film Festival
Congratulations to the Grad Film Alumni whose films have been selected for the 73rd San Sebastián Film Festival.
The President's Cake
"The President's Cake" by Hasan Hadi
The President's Cake is a feature film written and directed by Grad Film alum Hasan Hadi.
Set in the Iraq of the 90s, Mamlaket al-Qasab / The President's Cake follows the odyssey of the nine-year-old Lamia as she sets out with her cockerel Hindi to gather the ingredients for the mandatory cake to celebrate Saddam Hussein's birthday.
Habitat Hotel
"Habitat Hotel" by Marina Xarri
Habitat Hotel is a short film written and directed by Grad Film alum Marina Xarri.
As Christmas approaches and the Paris Hotel in New York fills up with guests, Boni, an immigrant housekeeper, and her brother, the receptionist, have nowhere to sleep. Living secretly in the hotel, Boni's need for rest is intertwined with a deeper curiosity: about the guests, the rooms and the lives that are hidden behind the closed doors. When she discovers a disturbing notebook in a client's room, her dream search is overshadowed by an obsession with the lives that surround her and the things we keep hidden.
See the full list of participants at San Sebastián Festival.