La prima cosa
(La prima cosa)
Omar Al Abdul Razzak, Shira Ukrainitz | Documentary, Animation
2021 | 19 minutes | Spain
A friendship between Kookoo Rikoo, the only Arab Christian Israeli clown, and a war survivor, a Syrian girl.
Synopsis
Cocorico is an orthodox Christian Arabian Israeli clown who sings Byzantine choir. Cocorico is also a snake hunter and a hotel receptionist. Cocorico is a musician. He plays guitar, drum, bass, ukulele, rabab and any other instrument. But what Cocorico really likes is to make the Syrian children who have ended up in the hospitals of their neighboring country and enemy, Israel, smile. Sometimes it works.
Citation
Main credits
Ukrainitz, Shira (film director)
Ukrainitz, Shira (screenwriter)
Razzak, Omar Al Abdul (film director)
Razzak, Omar Al Abdul (screenwriter)
Khbeis, Johnny (actor)
Other credits
Animation, Chloé Roux, Shira Ukrainitz; music, Olivier Arson.
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Culture + Identity
Education
Human Rights
Race + Ethnicity
Religion + Spirituality
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Sociology
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Festivals
Annecy International Animation Film Festival; Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival; Animasyros International Animation Festival - European Values Award - 1st Prize; Festival de Cine de Sant Joan d'Alacant - Best Social Film; Tenerife Shorts - Culturamania Award; Málaga Film Festival; ANINATION Jerusalem Animation Festival
DIRECTOR: Omar Al Abdul Razzak, Shira Ukrainitz
NATIONALITY: Spain
YEAR: 2021
GENRE: Documentary, Animation
LANGUAGE: Arabic; Other languages
COLOR / B&W: Color
GRADE LEVEL: Middle School, High School, College, Adult
SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE
AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE
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