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Short Film Program

The Bird’s Placebo

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Tunisia202520 minTunisian Arabic
Bird’s Placebo

In a marginalized Tunisian neighborhood, a young man in a wheelchair dreams of crossing the Mediterranean Sea until a surreal encounter shifts his path.

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In a marginalized Tunisian neighborhood, a young man in a wheelchair dreams of crossing the Mediterranean Sea until a surreal encounter shifts his path.

Animated Short Film ProgramShort Film ProgramAll ShortsBIPOC StoriesInternationalAnimationDramaFictionClosed CaptionU.S. Only- less

Screening TIMES

This film is a part of a shorts program. Please go to the program page to view available screening times.

Credits

  • Director(s)

    Rami Jarboui

  • Screenwriter

    Rami Jarboui

  • Producer

    Sarra Ben Hassen

    Ramses Mahfoudh

    Lotfi Mahfoudh

  • Artistic Director

    Lotfi Mahfoudh

  • Cinematographer

    Farouk Laaridh

  • Sound Design and Mix by

    Ayed Ghanem

  • Sound

    Taher Chennouf

  • 2-D Animator

    Khadija Ben Achour

    Hatem Touil

    Kaouther Dissem

  • 3-D Animator

    Radhouane Khemir

  • Principal Cast

    Yassine Bardaa

    Fatrma Falhi

    Mohamed Hassine Grayaa

  • Company

    Instinct Bleu

  • Contact

    Sarra Ben Hassen

    sarra@instinctbleu.com

    0021622545981

Meet the Artist

Panelist Name

Rami Jarboui

    Rami Jarboui is a Tunisian filmmaker. His short film Soup won the 2017 Grand Prix International at the Mobile Film Festival. His latest film, The Bird’s Placebo, was selected in Cairo, Carthage, and for the Sundance Film Festival. His upcoming documentary The Salt of the South won the Unifrance Doc Award at CPH:DOX Forum 2025.

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