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    Bahij Jaroudi
    Canada | 2026 | 2’50’’ | national premiere

    As world tragedies pile up, a bored couple is looking for their next distraction. This explosive dark comedy is a blunt take on the privilege of boredom and the dissonance that is needed to pretend everything is okay. Lebanese-Canadian illustrator and animator Bahij Jaroudi compels us to recognize our own apathy in this relatable black-and-white animated short.

    Direction: Bahij Jaroudi
    Animation: Bahij Jaroudi
    Screenplay: Bahij Jaroudi
    Sound Design: Luigi Allemano
    Music: Luigi Allemano
    Producer: Maral Mohammadian
    Production: National Film Board of Canada

    Bahij Jaroudi

    Born in 1981 in Lebanon and recently relocated to Toronto, this award-winning illustrator and animation filmmaker has collaborated with major clients like Netflix, Cartoon Network Arabia and The New York Times. After earning an MA in Animation from Kingston University (UK), he built a prolific career spanning animated ads, short films and children’s books, and has taught animation at the Lebanese American University. He spends his time deriving pleasure from the act of drawing and hopes to do so for the rest of his life.