Growing Up in Amman's Suburbia (2006)

Director: Hazim Bitar / Documentary / 9 min. 

Synopsis: Rich or poor, rain or shine, the children must play, and life is their ultimate caretaker, always working in unexpected ways to ease the children into the world of grown ups.

Official Selection:

  • Academy-certified Huesca Film Festival (06) competition, Spain.
  • Academy-certified Tampere Film Festival (08), Finland.
  • Magma Film Festival (06) / Winner of Best Documentary, Italy.
  • Jordan Short Film Festival (06) , Jordan. Academy-certified Seagate Foyle Film Festival (06), Ireland. Con-Can Film Festival (07) competition, Japan.
  • Izmir International Short Film Festival (06), Turkey.
  • KAN Amateur and Independent Cinema Festival (07), Poland.
  • San Francisco Arab Film Festival (07), USA.