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The Promise (2022)
FILM DOCUMENTARY: 82 MIN
DIRECTOR AND CINEMATOGRAPHER.
"The Promise" is a poignant tale of self-discovery, overcoming the weight of paternal legacy, and realizing that what we become is, in fact, the true inheritance. The story revolves around Alaa AlJuneidi, a resident of Hebron, Palestine, whose father, against all odds, transitioned from a simple milk vendor to a successful entrepreneur, casting a formidable shadow over young Alaa.
On his father's deathbed, Alaa makes a promise—a secret vow locked within him. Its true meaning eludes him initially, but this unspoken commitment transforms into an unstoppable force, propelling him on an extraordinary journey. This journey eventually leads Alaa to embark on an extraordinary mission: conquering Everest.
"The Promise" is a story of transformation, resilience, and the awareness that often, the legacy we leave behind is the legacy we have been building all along.
LOCATION: HIMALAYAS, EVEREST, NEPAL, JORDAN, AFRICA, TANZANIA.
AWARDS: Best documentary Matera Film Festival, Best 1st time director Amsterdam International Film Festival Best documentary Praga FilmmakerLife Festival, Honorable mention Best documentary Filmmaker Life Festival, Honorable mention Best Documentary Sevilla Independent film festival, Nomination Best documentary at Snowdance Film Festival
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Iceland: fire / ice / spirits
DIRECTOR AND CINEMATOGRAPHER
This is the first original series from The School of Travel: ICELAND: FIRE ICE SPIRITS. We went on a journey to explore the fragile balance between humans and nature, stories of Vikings, trolls, hidden people, and outlaws. Covering the last eruption of the Maradalyr volcano, exploring the largest glacier in Europe threatened by climate change.
Stories by: Andri Snær Magnason: writer, director and climate activist Terry Gunnel: professor at University of Sociology, Anthropology and Folkloristics in Reykjavik Giuseppe Marsala: volcanologist expert in volcano deformation Francesco Li Vigni: glacier expert and guide Hulda Lilja Gudmundsdottir: Guide and ICE-SAR (Icelandic Association for Search and Rescue) Mostafa Salameh: writer and explorer grand slam holder
DIRECTED BY: LEONARDO AVEZZANO CINEMATOGRAPHY: LEONARDO AVEZZANO, ANABELLA ROLDAN, RAFFAELLO CUCCUINI, ALAA ALJUNEIDI COLOR & MIXING: COSIMO BUONO
Seize the summit (2023)
CINEMATOGRAPHER
“Seize the Summit” is the story of four young people’s thrilling journey to reach the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa. Shaqayeq, Adnan, Safa and Tania are not ordinary adventurers, they are all survivors of war from different countries. Safa bares the physical and emotional scars of Syria’s war; Adnan has been bound to a wheelchair ever since he was shot at age 14; Shaqayeq was born in war-torn Afghanistan never knowing what peace looked like until she arrived in Germany; Tania only just managed to escape Ukraine.
What brought them to take on Kilimanjaro was a profound desire to take a stand together against war and have the world hear their messages. But as they are forced to push their limits, the mountain reveals a unique lesson to each of them.
Cross Iceland from north to south - solo
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC OPEN EXPLORER
PHOTOGRAPHER AND EXPLORER.
Documenting the Cross Iceland from the Arctic circle, Hraunhafnartangi Lighthouse, to the Atlantic Ocean, Dyrhólaey lighthouse, passing through the highlands and the biggest desert in Europe, the Odadharaun Desert.
Solo and unsupported.
777: Ultra Marathon Challenge
QUDS BANK - MOSTAFA SALAMEH
DIRECTOR AND CINEMATOGRAPHER.
Mostafa Salameh is the first Arab to climb Everest and one of the 20 people in the world to have the Explorer Grand Slam (7 summits + 2 polar expeditions). Mostafa is going to run 7 marathons in 7 continents in 7 days to inspire the world on new possibilities.
LOCATION: ICELAND, JORDAN.
