Animation Competition
The bird’s placebo
Online

Yahya, a young man in a wheelchair from a marginalized neighborhood In Tunisia’s capital, dreams of crossing the Mediterranean. As he grapples with his reality, a strange and transformative encounter sets him on a new path. It is a modern fable exploring migration, youth culture, And the fluidity of identity rotoscope and 3D animation.
- Director
- Rami Jarboui
- Time
- 0:19:51
- Country
- Tunisia, Qatar
- Genre
- Animation
- Year
- 2025
- Cast
- Yassine Bardaa, Fatma Felhi, Mohamed Houcine Grayaa
Awards Nominations
Cairo International Film Festival (Egypt, 2025)
Carthage internation Film Festival (Tunisia, 2025)
Sundance Film Festival (US, 2026)
Clermont Ferrand Shorts Film Festival (France, 2026)
FESCAAL Milan (Italy, 2026)
REGARD Saguenay International Short Film Festival (Canada, 2026)
Director

Rami Jarboui
Rami Jarboui is a Tunisian filmmaker, who studied Multimedia in Tunis, his short film ‘Soup’ won the Grand Prix International at the Mobile Film Festival in Paris in 2017. His work blends documentary realism with poetic and experimental forms, engaging with complex themes through strong visual language.
Cast
Yassine Bardaa, Fatma Felhi, Mohamed Houcine Grayaa
Screening
Screening Venue
| Venue | Schedule | Ticket Reservation |
|---|---|---|
| Euro Live | 2026.06.03 [Wed] 10:50-12:40 |
Online Screening
| Online | schedule | Online Screening |
|---|---|---|
| Online Screening | 2026.06.11 [Thu] - 2026.06.30 [Tue] |
























