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- Hussein Ibrahim
Hussein
Ibrahim
HOPE (From Dark To Light)
‘HOPE’ is a 3D animated short, born from the quiet resilience of a child in wartime Syria. It explores the inner world of a young boy who, surrounded by destruction, escapes into his imagination where shadows become birds, toys become guides, and a simple ball becomes his symbol of survival.
War strips away control, comfort, and identity, but imagination offers resistance. In HOPE, that resistance becomes visual; a dreamlike space where fantasy battles fear, and storytelling becomes a form of escape. Inspired by my own memories of surviving conflict, this film reflects the invisible yet powerful journey from fear to peace, from darkness to light.
The ball, a small yet persistent object, rolls through a surreal landscape, a stand-in for the child’s fragmented self. His hands, once witnesses to trauma, now create shadows that give flight to hope. Even as the scars of war follow him into his dreams, the world he builds leads him toward calm: a peaceful LEGO landscape, untouched by violence.
HOPE is not just a film. It is a message to children who endure what I once did – that imagination is not weakness, it is survival. Even in war, the light within us can still find a way out.
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