Kamal's Dream

2024 | Color | 25:50

Shadi Abed is a Palestinian refugee trying to bring his family from Gaza to Mexico to save them from genocide and fulfill his father Kamal's dream. While the Abed family survives the bombings, Shadi battles Islamophobia and institutional bureaucracy to reunite with them.

Country: México, Palestina
Direction: J. Crespo; Miguel
Script: Miguel J. Crespo
Production: Yuli Rodriguez, Mónica Cruz Rojas, Alba Mora Roca
Photography: Miguel J. Crespo, Mohamed Abu Samra, Ahmad Abu Aiwa
Sound: Miguel J. Crespo
Music: Geo Vallejo
Cast:N/A
Art direction: Frida Bejarano
Participation year at FICM: 2025

Other Movies

Naza

Shot at night on the rooftops of Tel Aviv, the film reveals in detail the systems behind Israel’s calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza. See More

5 de chocolate y 1 de fresa

Esperanza is a young novice living in a quiet convent full of old nuns. After eating some “special” mushrooms, innocent Esperanza becomes modern and psychedelic Brenda: a subversive girl who raids a high-society party, sings subversive songs and charms young fellows. See More

The Buzz

During a live national television interview, Verónica, a famous and widely admired actress, struggles to uphold the image of a perfect life as her inner world fractures under the weight of private abuse. Trapped between silence, fear, and a sudden panic attack, she must decide whether to continue performing the illusion—or break the cycle in front of everyone. See More