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Shame

kNOwBOX dance Film Festival 2025

Official Selection Film Spotlight


Shame (عيب) (2024)

Directed by Hadi Moussally

📍 Spain & France ⏱ 4:27 minutes

In the 19th century Levant, Salma Zahore's act of shedding her coat during a long-exposure photoshoot unleashes unforeseen chaos and shame among her community.

Shame Trailer

Film Descriiption

In the 19th century, in the Levant region, Salma Zahore, along with her parents and neighbors, participated in a photoshoot using a long exposure technique. At the end of it, Salma decided to take off her coat, revealing her body. Unaware of the chaos this gesture could cause within her circle, she did not know it could lead to shame (عيب).


Meet The Makers


What do you hope to communicate with our audience through your work?

We should stop succumbing to the pressure of social norms and be proud of ourselves—because no matter what, people will talk.

Our theme this year is "Bodies in Motion: A Dance Film Celebration" to move beyond borders and dance through time. Telling stories only the body can speak. How do you think your film relates to this theme?

The fact that Salma Zahore is performing belly dance is a form of activism. It highlights how our bodies can be powerful tools for change.

Biography


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Hadi Moussally is a Lebanese-French filmmaker with two master’s degrees in Fiction and Documentary/Anthropological Cinema from Paris. In 2015, he co-founded the production company h7o7, dedicated to creating and promoting hybrid works blending fashion, experimental, documentary, and fiction. In 2020, he launched Hybrid Wave, a collective of over 30 international hybrid artists. His bold and genre-defying films have earned him more than 60 awards and over 400 official film festival selections worldwide.




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Film Credits

Film by @hadi.moussally

Starring @salmazahore

Original Music @rasheedjalloul

A.I. Voice using @elevenlabsio: @hadi.moussally

Production @h7o7studio

D.O.P, Post-Production & Sound Design @olivierpagny

Fashion Stylist @faustoleoni_

Assistant Stylist @woodhand_alchemist

Assistant @cut2mari

Fashion Designers @emmartiga, @lluis_colom & @victorvonschwarz

Festival Screenings/Awards

Lebanese Film Festival in Latin America 2025Mexico

Mexico

September 25, 2025

Bendigo Queer Film Festival 2025Bendigo

Australia

August 18, 2025

REELING: Dance on Screen Film Festival 2025Edmonton

Canada

July 14, 2025

Squish movie camp 2025Rotterdam

Netherlands

June 12, 2025

Queer Spectrum Film Festival 2025Dublin

Ireland

June 13, 2025

Fairy Tales Queer Art & Film Festival 2025Calgary

Canada

June 12, 2025

Queer Mvmnt Fest 2025San Diego

United States

June 4, 2025

Berlin Dance Film Festival 2025Berlin

Germany

May 25, 2025

Cinema Talks 2025Graz

Austria

May 15, 2025

"Honorable mention" award

Queer movie nights 2025Athens

Greece

May 7, 2025

Wunderground Film Festival 2025Kemzeke

Belgium

May 4, 2025

Pink Apple Film Festival 2025Zurich

Switzerland

April 30, 2025

QueerCine International Film Festival 2025Ghent

Belgium

April 28, 2025

"Best Super Short Film" Award

WICKED QUEER 2025Cambridge

United States

April 4, 2025

International Festival of Films on Art (Le FIFA) 2025Montreal

Canada

March 13, 2025

PayPal Melbourne Fashion Festival 2025Melbourne

Australia

March 20, 2025

Minnesota Film Festival 2025Minnesota

United States

March 19, 2025

Vierte Welle Film Festival 2025Berlin

Germany

March 16, 2025

International Feminist & Queer Festival Red Dawns 2025Ljubljana

Slovenia

March 7, 2025

Leeds Queer Film Festival 2025Leeds

United Kingdom

February 23, 2025

Fashion in Flux 2025Rotterdam

Netherlands

February 6, 2025

Multiplié Dance Film 2025Trondheim

Norway

January 21, 2025

"Best international dance film" Award

ROLLOUT Dance Film Festival 2025Macao

January 16, 2025

Flatlands Dance Film Festival 2025Urbana

United States

January 24, 2025

Sarajevo Fashion Film Festival 2024Sarajevo

Bosnia and Herzegovina

December 14, 2024

Point Of U 2024Brussels

Belgium

December 7, 2024

Finalist

VerticalMovie Festival 2024Roma

Italy

December 4, 2024

Beirut Shorts International Film Festival 2024Beirut

Lebanon

November 26, 2024

"Honorable mention" award

FASHIONCLASH Festival 2024Maastricht

Netherlands

November 16, 2024

"Best Fashion Film" Award

Inclucine Festival 2024Cartagena

Colombia

November 14, 2024

ASVOFF 2024Paris

France

November 7, 2024

MIX COPENHAGEN 2024Copenhagen

Denmark

October 25, 2024

Annual Arab Film Festival 2024San Francisco

United States

October 24, 2024

Choreoscope 2024Barcelona

Spain

October 20, 2024

"Best international dance film festival" Award

Pool Film Festival 2024Berlin

Germany

October 18, 2024

Fringe! 2024London

United Kingdom

September 21, 2024

Bucharest International Dance Film Festival 2024Bucharest

Romania

September 5, 2024

"Honorable mention" award

Connect

Film by @hadi.moussally


Starring @salmazahore


Original Music @rasheedjalloul


A.I. Voice using @elevenlabsio: @hadi.moussally


Production @h7o7studio


D.O.P, Post-Production & Sound Design @olivierpagny


Fashion Stylist @faustoleoni_


Assistant Stylist @woodhand_alchemist


Assistant @cut2mari


Fashion Designers @emmartiga, @lluis_colom & @victorvonschwarz








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