The Gods
KP
#Coming-of-age
#Family
#Masculinity
#Identity
#Loss
#Mourning
Under a burning sun, Adel and Moïse try to come to terms with the loss of their father. But as their grief turns into an obsession, a rift grows between the two teenage brothers and threatens to separate them.
Born in 1992 in Dubai to an Iraqi-Turkish mother and an Indian father, Anas studied literature and film history at the universities of Lausanne and Oxford, before working as a screenwriter and director. He is a feature-film programmer for Berlinale Generation and a regular contributor to the magazine Talking Shorts. His short film THE GODS (LES DIEUX - (الالهة)) premiered at Locarno Film Festival in 2025, and pursues its journey in festivals (ZINEBI, Doha, Aesthetica, Beijing…), while he has begun writing a first feature, titled SWANSONG.