After directing the 10-episode animated series Dounia released in 2020, Marya Zarif and André Kadi present the feature film Dounia et la Princesse d’Alep at the Annecy Festival. In 2021, Marya Zarif also created the illustrated comic book Dounia published by Bayard Canada.
A touching tale about a child forced to leave her home to find a new house with her grandparents. Sensitively and intelligently tackled, and interwoven with incidents linked to fleeing a war-torn country alongside here loved ones.
Original title: Dounia et la Princesse d'Alep
Directed by: Marya ZARIF, André KADI
Country: Canada
Year of production: 2022
Running time: 01 h 11 min 30 s
Category: Sneak preview
Techniques used: 2D computer
Version: Version originale française
Process: Colour
Target public: Kids, Family
Directed by: Marya ZARIF, André KADI
Production: TOBO MÉDIA, Judith BEAUREGARD
Distribution: HAUT ET COURT DISTRIBUTION, Laurence PETIT
Artistic direction: Marie-Michelle Laflamme
Script: Marya Zarif
Storyboard: Julie Fréchette
Sets: Cora Naomée Grenon, Noémie Klopfenstein
Animation: Audrey Michaud, Hugo Giard-Leclerc, Julie Fréchette, Gérémy Sorlini, Éloi G. Thibault, Keshan Chen, Marc-Olivier Côté
Compositing: Karine Vézina
Music: Pierre Yves Drapeau
Sound: Pierre Yves Drapeau