Where the Jasmine Always Blooms

film type animated film, documentary film Production Country Germany production year 2024 runtime 9'20 colour Color, animation technique 2D computer animation, 3D computer animation, mixed media
screening format Media File (ProRes, mp4, mov) aspect ratio 1.78:1 (16:9) sound format Stereo original-language Arabic subtitles English

A child left their home, but their heart remained there. A place where there was a lot of love, life, history, diversity, dreams and a future. A place that was connected with destinies, and the destinies with the place. These are now uncertain, yet some still hover there.

director Husein Bastouni Szenenbild / Production Design Johanna Schreiner, Husein Bastouni Script Husein Bastouni Editing Husein Bastouni Animation Husein Bastouni Production Husein Bastouni DOP Husein Bastouni Sound Design Fabian Gimpel film school Kunsthochschule Kassel
Festivals
2024 DOK Leipzig - Internationales Leipziger Festival für Dokumentar- und Animationsfilm, Germany
2024 Kasseler Dokumentarfilm- und Videofest, Germany (Goldener Herkules)
2025 ISMAILIA International Film Festival for Documentaries and Shorts, Ismailia, Egypt
School
  • Kunsthochschule Kassel
Production
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Sales
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Distribution
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Husein Bastouni

Husein Bastouni was born in Syria to a Palestinian family. He came to Germany as a refugee in 2014 and is currently studying visual communication with a focus on animation at the Kunsthochschule Kassel art school.

Filmography
2024 Where the Jasmine Always Blooms