Nachtschade / Nightshade

A film by

the Netherlands | 14' | 09/2017 | fiction

Tarik (11) helps his father Elias (35) to transport illegal immigrants into the Netherlands. When an accident occurs, Tarik gains the acknowledgment from his father he has yearned for, but at a high price - the loss of his own innocence. 

Shady El-Hamus

Biography

Shady El-Hamus (1988) is an award-winning director and screenwriter. He graduated from the Dutch Film Academy in 2012 and was named one of the three directing talents of 2018 by Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant. He wrote Sam de Jong’s award-winning graduation film Magnesium and his own film Over Zonen, with Marwan Kenzari (Aladdin, Murder on the Orient Express) in the leading role. In 2012 Magnesium won the award for Best Student Film at the Dutch Film Festival and was selected for many international festivals, including Sundance. Shady received the Dioraphte Award for Most Outstanding Student. After his graduation Shady went on to study at the National Film and Television School in England. In 2015 he took his degree with the film Fairuz, which premiered as part of the main competition at the Dubai International Film Festival. Back in the Netherlands he made the short film Malik and Nachtschade, which was the Dutch entry for the 2018 Academy Awards.

Filmography

  • About That Life – 2019 – debut feature
  • Malik – 2017 – TV film
  • Bestaan Is Gaan – 2017 – short
  • Nightshade – 2017 – short
  • Fairuz – 2015 – short
  • Home – 2014 – short
  • Seven Months – 2013 -short
  • Sky High – 2013 – short
  • Over Zonen – 2012 – short
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Crew

Director: Shady El-Hamus
Screenplay: Jeroen Scholten van Aschat
Producer: Guusje van Deuren, Rianne Poodt, Harmen Kreulen
Cinematographer: Ton Peters N.S.C.
Sound: Taco Drijfhout
Editor: Patrick Schonewille
Composer: Terence Dunn
Production design: Nelli Bodt
Costume: Vita Mees
Cast: Kubilay Şengül, Mustafa Duygulu

Festivals

  • Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival, United Kingdom (19 – 24 September, 2017)
    International Competition
  • Nederlands Film Festival, Netherlands (20 – 29 September, 2017)
    Gouden Kalf Competition
  • El Gouna Film Festival, Egypt (22 – 29 September, 2017)
    Short Film Competition Won: El Gouna Gold Star Award for Feature Short Film
  • Sedicicorto International Film Festival, Italy (6 – 15 October, 2017)
    Out of competition: Migro
  • Leeds International Film Festival, United Kingdom (2 – 16 November, 2017)
    Louis Le Prince Short Film Competition Special Mention
  • International Bosphorus Film Festival, Turkey (17 – 26 November, 2017)
    Focus: Immigration and Refugee Issue
  • IFF Sleepwalkers I PÖFF Shorts, Estonia (21 – 26 November, 2017)
    PÖFF Shorts Live Action International Competition
  • Eindhovens Film Festival, the Netherlands (6 – 10 December, 2017)
    Official Selection Won: Best Cinematography
  • Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, France (2 – 8 February, 2018)
    International Competition
  • Audi Dublin International Film Festival, Ireland (22 February – 4 March, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • Landshut Short Film Festival, Germany (14 – 19 March, 2018)
    Official Competition
  • International Film Festival for Children and Youth of Sousse, Tunesia (18 – 23 March, 2018)
    Official Competition
  • African, Asian and Latin America Film Festival, Italy (18 – 25 March, 2018)
    African Short Film Competition
  • Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival, United States (12 – 18 April, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • Busan International Short Film Festival, South-Korea (24 – 29 April, 2018)
    International Competition
  • Brussels Short Film Festival, Belgium (25 April – 6 May, 2018)
    International Competition
  • Solar Cinema Malta – Touring Festival, Malta (1 May – 10 October, 2018)
  • Roma Tre Film Festival, Italy (10 – 13 May, 2018)
    Short Film Competition Won: Best Short Film
  • Fabriano Film Fest, Italy (1 – 3 June, 2018)
    Official Selection Won: Best Actor
  • Le Court Nous Tient, France (1 – 3 June, 2018)
    Short Film Competition
  • Alto Vicentino International Short Film Festival, Italy (19 – 24 June, 2018))
    Offical Selection Won: Best Short Film
  • Capodarco L’altro Festival, Italy (19 – 24 June, 2018)
    Short Fiction Films Won: Best Short Fiction
  • CinemadaMare, Italy (19 June – 9 September, 2018)
    Main Competition
  • Periferia dell’Impero Film Festival, Italy (19 – 21 July, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • Cisterna Film Festival, Italy (19 – 22 July, 2018)
    Competition Won: Jury Prize for Best Film
  • Giffoni Experience, Italy (20 – 28 July, 2018)
    Parental Experience
  • Psarokokalo International Short Film Festival , Greece (20 – 26 July, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • Toko Film Festival, Italy (28 – 29 July, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • Malescorto, Italy (31 July – 4 August, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • Gargano FilmFest, Italy (1 – 3 August, 2018)
    Official Selection Special Mention
  • Edera Film Festival, Italy (2 – 5 August, 2018)
    Official Selection Won: Best Short Film
  • MoliseCinema Festival, Italy (7 – 12 August, 2018)
    International Competition
  • Still Voices Festival, United States (16 – 19 August, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • Out Of Bounds Film Festival, Italy (23 August, 2018)
    Official Selection Won: Special Mention
  • Nancy International Film Festival, France (24 August – 2 September, 2018)
    Official Competition
  • Odense International Film Festival, Denmark (27 August – 2 September, 2018)
    International Competition
  • Portobello Film Festival, United Kingdom (30 August – 6 September, 2018)
    Dutch Focus
  • Saturnia Film Festival, Italy (31 August – 2 September, 2018)
    Official Selection Won: Best International Fiction Film
  • Bueu International Short Film Festival, Spain (7 – 15 September, 2018)
    International Section
  • Sciacca Film Fest, Italy (10 – 16 September, 2018)
    Official Competition
  • Quebec City Film Festival, Canada (13 – 22 September, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • Jameson CineFest Miskolc International Film Festival, Hungary (14 – 23 Septenber, 2018)
    Short Film Competition
  • Cervignano Film Festival, Italy (18 – 23 September, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • Go Debut European Film Festival, Lithuania (26 – 30 September, 2018)
    European Competition Won: Best Short Film
  • ValdarnoCinema Film Festival, Italy (26 – 30 September, 2018)
    Competition Won: Jury Special Prize
  • Hell’s Half Mile Film & Music Festival, United States (27 – 30 September, 2018)
    Official Competition
  • Adriatic Film Festival, Italy (28 – 30 September, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • Orvieto Cinema Fest, Italy (4 – 6 October, 2018)
    Official Competition Won: Best Film
  • Fiaticorti film festival, Italy (5 – 26 October, 2018)
    Competition
  • BRNO 16 International Short Film Festival, Czech Republic (10 – 13 October, 2018)
    International Competition
  • International Short Film Festival of Cyprus, Cyprus (13 – 19 October, 2018)
    International Competition
  • Visioni Corte International Short Film Festival, Italy (15 – 20 October, 2018)
    CortoFiction International Competition
  • THESS International Short Film Festival Thessaloniki, Greece (19 – 21 October, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • Pentedattilo Film Festival, Italy (31 October – 4 November, 2018)
    Official Selection: Moving Territories
  • Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Greece (1 – 11 November, 2018)
    Youth Screen
  • ALTER-NATIVE International Short Film Festival, Romania (7 – 11 November, 2018)
    Competition
  • Reggio Film Festival, Italy (10 – 19 November, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • Soria International Film Festival, Spain (11 – 25 November, 2018)
    Out of competition
  • Mestre Film Fest, Italy (15 – 17 November, 2018)
    Short Stories
  • SOUQ Film Festival, Italy (16 – 18 November, 2018)
    Official Selection
  • MYart Film Festival, Italy (16 – 18 November, 2018)
    Official Selection Special Mention
  • Fenêtres sur Courts, France (17 – 24 November, 2018)
    European Competition
  • Nachalo – International Debut and Student Film Festival, Russia (20 – 23 November, 2018)
    Official Competition
  • Via Dei Corti – Independent Short Film Festival, Italy (29 November – 2 December, 2018)
    Competition Won: Best Screenplay
  • Corto Dorico Film Festival, Italy (1 – 8 December, 2018)
    Competition
  • International Young Audience Film Festival Ale Kino!, Poland (2 – 9 December, 2018)
    Official Competition
  • Catania Film Festival, Italy (3 – 6 April, 2019)
    European Shorts Competition
  • Schermi Irregolari Film Festival, Italy (5 April, 2019)
    Competition
  • Geneva International Oriental Film Festival, Switzerland (29 April – 5 May, 2019)
    Student Competition
  • ShorTS International Film Festival, Italy (28 June – 6 July, 2019)
    Maremetraggio Section
  • Marmaris International Short Film Festival, Turkey (15 – 20 October, 2019)
    Dutch retrospective
  • Long Memory Short Films International Film Festival, Italy (7 – 9 November, 2019)
    Narrative Competition
  • Lahaye short films festival, Switzerland (30 November – 1 December, 2019)
    FIFOG Selection
  • AFSAD – Internatiınal Short Film Festival, Turkey (13 – 15 December, 2019)
    Dutch Retrospective