Waiting for Giraffes (12+)
Special Jury Mentio
the Netherlands, 2016, colour, 85 min.
Director: Marco De Stefanis
Director: Marco De Stefanis
Veterinarian Sami Khader and the visitors of Palestinian zoo in the town of Qalqilya have a dream. They want to welcome giraffes again in their zoo but to have them Sami should become a member of the international zoo association EAZA. Will the doctor succeed in his way to the dream or this initiative is to become another symbol of the Palestinian Utopia?
Russian premier
Marco De Stefanis
Marco De Stefanis
is a filmmaker from the Netherlands whose documentaries have been shown in several film festivals around the world.
FILMOGRAPHY
Lieve Monster, 2006; Tulip Time, 2008; Damned Children, 2012; Waiting for Giraffes, 2016.
Special Jury Mentio
the Netherlands, 2016, colour, 85 min.
Director: Marco De Stefanis
Director: Marco De Stefanis
Veterinarian Sami Khader and the visitors of Palestinian zoo in the town of Qalqilya have a dream. They want to welcome giraffes again in their zoo but to have them Sami should become a member of the international zoo association EAZA. Will the doctor succeed in his way to the dream or this initiative is to become another symbol of the Palestinian Utopia?
Russian premier