To Fade Away

DIRECTOR

Camille Hamadé

RUN TIME

16 minutes

LANGUAGE

English + Arabic with English Subtitles

YEAR

2024

Country

Lebanon, United States

English Subtitles

Yes

Genre

Drama, Short

Cast

Sam Yazback, Avery Banks, Richard Sexton

Classification

Restricted to persons aged 15 years and over unless accompanied by an adult

Synopsis

Based on a True Story set in 1935 Schenectady, New York. After the company he works for refuses to invest in his solar energy project, Lebanese scientist Camil Al-Sabbah pursues another opportunity to achieve his dream, but becomes increasingly

suspicious of forces that seem to be conspiring against him.

Supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and BAFTA.

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