The Frozen Eye (L'Oeil Silencieux)
Synopsis
Bernard is an ordinary man who is moving to a new flat. While he is settling in, he finds a hole in the floor. He soon realises that he is able to spy on the private life of the young woman living downstairs.
At first, he resists temptation, but the situation degenerates into obsession and madness.
At first, he resists temptation, but the situation degenerates into obsession and madness.
About the Director
Director(s)
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Karim
Ouelhaj
Director
Karim Ouelhaj is director, scriptwriter and producer....Read more
Karim Ouelhaj is director, scriptwriter and producer. After three feature films about social issues of our society, with themes of prostitution, drugs and street violence, he decided to enter into genre with his short movie «L’Œil Silencieux» (The Frozen Eye) which won GRAND PRIZE and SILVER MELIES at Brussels?International?Fantastic?Film Festival on April 2016 - PARABOLA (2005): Mostra di Venezia (Italy-2005), FIFF (Namur/Belgium-2005), El Ojo Cojo (Madrid/Spain-2005), Festival International du Film D’Amiens (France-2005), Tiburon Festival (California/USA-2006) - award: Federico Fellini prize - MONKEY DUST (2013): Raindance Film Festival (London/GB-2013), International Human Rights Film Festival (Albania-2013), LGTB Festival of Brussels (Belgium-2013), Portobello (London/GB-2014), Cinemaavenir (Rome/Italy-2014) – award: best actress for Maryse Dinsart - A REALITY EVERY SECOND (2015): Portobello (London/GB-2015), BILFF (São Paulo/Brasil-2015), Französische Filmtage of Tübingen-Stuttgart (Germany-2015), BIFF (Brasília/Brasil-2015) and in Lumière category of Cinemaavenir (Rome/Italy-2016) - L’ŒIL?SILENCIEUX?(The?Frozen?Eye)?(Short/2016):?BIFFF (Brussels/Belgium-2016) - awards: Grand Prize and Silver Melies, COUP DE COEUR of Short Film Corner - Festival de Cannes (2016), Le Court en Dit Long (Paris/France-2016), Palm Springs International ShortFest (USA-2016), European Fantastic Film Festival (2016) - TUNDRA (Short / 2016 / in post production) Read less
