Nafron
TITLE
Nafron
DIRECTOR
Daood Alabdulaa
COUNTRY
Syria
YEAR
2026
DURATION
15′
GENRE
Fiction
Nafron
In a country undergoing an awakening, a middle-aged woman wanders through war-torn Damascus. Just a few weeks after Assad’s fall she is searching for herself as she has lost her memory. When her path crosses Amira’s, the two women may just change each other's lives by providing the answers each is looking for.
DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Daood Alabdulaa
Daood Alabdulaa was born in the Syrian desert in 1994 to an indigenous Bedouin family. He later directed plays in Aleppo and had to flee to Germany in 2014 due to his political protest during the civil war in Syria. He now lives and works between Damascus and Munich. Most of his films focus on social issues relating to the Middle East.
- DirectorDaood Alabdulaa
- Screenplay
- Cinematography
- Cast
- Editing
- Producer/s Daood Alabdulaa
- Production Company
- Distributor/sDaood Alabdulaa Distributor Worldwide All Rights
- Project TitleNafron
- Project Type Fiction
- Completion Date19 May 2026
- Country of originSyria
- Country of filmingSyria
- LanguageArabic
- First-time Filmmaker No
- Student ProjectNo
Daood Alabdulaa
Daood Alabdulaa was born in the Syrian desert in 1994 to an indigenous Bedouin family. He later directed plays in Aleppo and had to flee to Germany in 2014 due to his political protest during the civil war in Syria. He now lives and works between Damascus and Munich. Most of his films focus on social issues relating to the Middle East.
Semaine de la Critique
Cannes
May 19, 2026
World Premiere
Official Competition
France
