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Experience the award-winning Arabic short film Shako Mako, winner of the prestigious 2019 Clio Award.

This beautifully crafted short film combines emotional storytelling, cultural depth, and cinematic visuals to create a memorable viewing experience. Through powerful performances and artistic direction, the film explores human emotions, relationships, and meaningful moments in a compelling and visually engaging way.

With its authentic atmosphere and thoughtful narrative, Shako Mako stands out as a remarkable piece of modern short cinema for viewers who appreciate creative filmmaking and international storytelling.

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00:28Satsang with Mooji
00:48I'll see you next time.
02:23Oh, cool.
02:24What?
02:25Oh, it just means like, uh, what's up.
02:28You were really good today.
02:29Yeah.
02:31Yeah, well, you know, I'm a real actor.
02:34Oh, yeah?
02:35Mm-hmm.
02:36Yeah, I just, I just do this to, uh, keep my instrument warm.
02:40Um, what do you play?
02:42Oh, no, no, I just mean, um, you know, me.
02:49Um, the instrument.
02:53Amputee.
02:54Yeah.
02:57Mm.
02:58Why?
02:59No, no, it's, uh, you're lucky.
03:02You're gonna get paid twice what I make here.
03:06I think about getting something cut off sometimes.
03:08I just can't decide which limb I like least.
03:12How long you been here?
03:14A year.
03:14Maybe more.
03:17But I'm actually a Rocky, you know?
03:19A lot of the amputees aren't authentica, if you know what I mean.
03:25I guess, because I'm brown enough.
03:28Yeah, you'll do.
03:32Hey, before the party tonight, I'm gonna need you to help me with something.
03:39Do you think you could, uh, help me with something?
03:44Okay, listen up.
03:45If you are a casualty, line up over there to receive your blood bags.
03:49If you are a survivor, stay here with me.
03:51Layla.
03:52Hey, uh, you gonna hand these out?
03:54And, uh, before you brief them, they'll check their phones, they have no cameras.
03:59Copy that.
04:02Okay, so just you three, huh?
04:05Cell phones.
04:11Do any of you speak Arabic?
04:13No.
04:14Okay.
04:15They sent these over.
04:17Uh, they're not really Iraqi.
04:19They are mostly worn in Afghanistan, but, um, you know, this is a tropia.
04:24So, I guess they'll have to do.
04:26Couple ground rules.
04:27If you do not speak Arabic or Kurdish, you do not speak during the exercise.
04:31If you are assigned a fake husband, you walk ten paces behind him.
04:34Now, these aren't the most comfortable to wear, but the good news is, the second you put them on, nobody's
04:39gonna bother you.
04:40The soldiers are trained not to talk to or touch any of the women in the village.
04:44Now, if they do touch you, you have the right to scream.
04:46So, the only Arabic you really need to know is,
04:49Sa'dini.
04:50So, repeat after me.
04:52Sa'dini.
04:52Sa'dini.
04:52Yeah.
04:53Which translates to help.
04:55Okay?
04:56Any questions?
04:57Do Arabs usually have freckles?
05:03Okay.
05:03So, just a little, you know?
05:04I don't want to look like a clown.
05:05Zan, zan.
05:06This is rare.
05:14Why would you say that?
05:15Why would you say that?
05:18Why would you say that?
05:18Why would you say that?
05:19Why would you say that?
05:20Why would you say that?
05:20No, no, no.
05:21Why would you say that?
05:22I don't want to.
05:26So, what does your new rule sheet say?
05:29Well, how does it say?
05:30What?
05:31What?
05:33That's the thing.
05:35That's the thing.
05:36Yeah.
05:36Same.
05:38Bread seller.
05:41You know, the only thing that keeps me sane from playing the same character every single day,
05:45is being able to create a new backstory.
05:48Backstory.
05:49Come on.
05:49You should try it.
05:50It's really fun.
05:52Good.
05:53Yeah.
05:53You know, it's like, what does she want?
05:56You know?
05:56What keeps this woman awake at night?
05:58Coffee.
05:59Why don't you just try it?
06:01Best sex.
06:01Coffee.
06:02Alright, fine.
06:03I'll go first.
06:06My character is Farah.
06:10She makes her bread before the sun rises.
06:12She has two children.
06:14Lives at home with her in-laws.
06:16She's secretly a poet.
06:17But she destroys most of her best work.
06:19And to unwind at night, she watches TV.
06:22Layla.
06:24The soap is plastic.
06:25Noor.
06:27I'm an actor.
06:28Actors use props.
06:30They become real.
06:32I know.
06:33I'll give you Academy Rewards.
06:36Why you gotta be so tough on me?
06:39Because you're using it.
06:40And why shouldn't I?
06:43We're women, Layla.
06:45We're dressing.
06:46Could you just try it?
06:48Okay.
06:49Okay, good.
06:49You know what I'm talking about?
06:51Mm-hmm.
07:03Okay.
07:04Okay.
07:05You know, I didn't mean to offend you.
07:07I just...
07:07You know, you don't realize how lucky you actually are.
07:12You know?
07:12Because you have all these real visceral memories to actually pull from.
07:15I left when we were so young.
07:16I barely remember what it smells like.
07:18Now my Iraq is just California.
07:20What's wrong?
07:22My daughter.
07:22I have a PhD.
07:24But now I'm sitting here.
07:25I'll give you some cash.
07:31No.
08:04Hi.
08:05I'm Lila Madaris.
08:06I'm five foot four and a half.
08:08And I'm reading for the role of Jane.
08:20you know I felt at peace when I had no one to think of after all these years I finally
08:27had
08:27my heart at rest and now here you are again I thought it would be nice to see each other
08:34I didn't mean to upset you no no you didn't I upset myself these days it was just nice you
08:43know
08:48break don't know but I think we got it the last thing was amazing you think so are you kidding
08:58me you're the best actress here nobody dies like you do yeah nobody sees it I do you don't count
09:08sorry it's just sometimes I imagine that call you know that change your life call but even if I got
09:14the call the reception is such garbage out here that I wouldn't even be able to hear it I feel
09:18like I'm rotting away in here you know and I'm just wasting my talent yeah I think we should just
09:25cut
09:25your arm off look I need you to swear on your life that you never saw this camera okay if
09:38anyone finds
09:39out I have this here I could lose my job and now so could you okay I swear
10:02one second
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12:27Take your hand.
12:29Bend those knees a little bit.
12:32Today, ladies, when the troops roll in, I'd like you to see how much paraphernalia you can steal off their
12:37persons.
12:38When the exercise is over, Layla will return those items to me.
12:41This will help illustrate to our soldiers just how aware of their surroundings they actually are.
12:47Copy that.
12:51Do you smell cinnamon?
12:54We fill the air with the chai scent for sensory inundation purposes.
13:55I'm good.
13:57No, this is part of the contraband.
13:59Oh.
14:01That's so good.
14:02That's easy.
14:03Huh.
14:07How long are the bullets?
14:08Oh, boy.
14:11Oh.
14:12I got it.
14:17What'd you pick this off of?
14:20Uh, um, it must have been attached to the spoon.
14:25I mean, it definitely came off of one of the guys.
14:28Yeah.
14:29Hmm.
14:32Wait here.
14:33Okay, you.
14:39Oh.
14:41Hmm.
14:45Hmm.
14:47Hmm.
15:00Hmm.
15:03I didn't think you'd come.
15:05I just got lost on the way.
15:07That's why I was late.
15:09You were always bad with direction.
15:12Some things never change.
15:17You look really good.
15:19Thanks.
15:20So do you.
15:25You know, I felt at peace
15:27when I had no one to think of.
15:30After all these years,
15:32my heart was finally at rest.
15:36And now here you are again.
15:38I thought it would be nice to see each other.
15:41I didn't mean to upset you.
15:42No, no, you didn't.
15:59I thought it was.
16:02I thought it was but.
16:13What happened is that.
16:20It wasn't too much.
16:20It was worth it too much.
16:20because it's a __demarist,
16:32You
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