The Grinding حفيف
Directed by
Anis Hamdoun
After many long years of forced exile, director Anis Hamdoun is finally able to return to his city Homs after the fall of Assad’s dictatorship regime, where he confronts a series of shocks of loss and new beginnings: saying goodbye to his grandfather, the destruction of his home and memory, and the difficulty of creating art again in a city of ruins.
Monthly:
- August: Realism
- Best Character Study
- Best Character Transformation
- Best Coming-of-Age Film
- Best Depiction of Daily Life
- Best Existential Short
- Best Inciting Incident
- Best Metamorphosis Film
- Best Narrative Based on True Events
- Best Natural Performance
- Best Nonlinear Storytelling
- Best Portrayal of Mental Health
- Best Realism Film
- Best Redemption Arc
- Best Rollercoaster Experience
- Best Story of Healing
- Best Surrealism
- Best Twist
- Best Unreliable Narrator
- January: Metamorphosis
- Most Emotionally Raw Moment
- Most Inspiring Ending
- November: The Human Condition
- September: Down the Rabbit Hole

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