2024
Short Narrative(Philadelphia Premiere)(Best Short Narrative Nominee)

Enmity Djinn

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A matriarch is forced to confront a malevolent djinn that once haunted her past. A djinn folktale reimagined.

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A picture of a man named Mohamed Echkouna. He stands against a dark backdrop with the word “NETFLIX” repeated in bright red letters. He has short dark hair and a trimmed beard, and he is dressed in a sharp, black suit with a white dress shirt beneath it. He is smiling gently and looking directly into the camera.

Mohamed Echkouna

Director

Mohamed is a Filmmaker and VFX Technical Director from Mauritania. His passion for film and belief in its power to guide emotions and reshape perspectives within and about African cultures are the main drive of his career. He joined the African Leadership Academy in South Africa for two years of entrepreneurship and leadership training, and graduated from Savannah College of Art and Design with a BFA in Visual Effects and Technical Direction. After his studies, Mohamed went on to make short films in Mauritania while also working in Visual Effects for the creative studio Framestore. He co-wrote and directed his latest short film Enmity Djinn for Netflix & Unesco’s “African Folktales Reimagined” anthology. Mohamed is currently working on a variety of shows, commercials and VR projects for Framestore clients, including HBO, Netflix and Showtime.

Runtime
19 minutes
Country
Mauritania
Language
Hassaniya Arabic
Director
Mohamed Echkouna
Cast
MAMADOU MOKHTAR N'DIAYE GUEYE, ZAINABOU AHMED MOHAMED, MOHAMED EL HADRAMI, MARIEM MOURAD, MOHAMED ELHASAN AHMED SALEM, AMI MOHAMED LEMIN
Cinematographer
SHELDON CHAU
Editor
ALVARO DEL VAL
Music
LAYAL WATFEH
Production Design
KHALED MOULAY
Screenwriter
CONNOR SYRIOS & MOHAMED ECHKOUNA
Sound Design
ERICH NETHERTON
Premiere
Philadelphia

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