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.

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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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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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