PAVLOV'S BELLS
Genre
Experimental
Running time
5 minutes
Year
2024
Language
Country
Saudi Arabia
Director
Khalid Fahd
Bio
Producer
Rakan Anneghaimshi
Cast
Fatimah Alshareef
Scriptwriter
Khalid Fahd
A portrait of Soviet neurologist Ivan Pavlov, who famously proved that dogs could be trained to salivate at the sound of a bell, presides over a grey schoolroom where girls in sailor dresses line up to be inspected by a strict mistress. Bells tinkle; girls walk in and out. Woe betide any girl with a hole in her stocking! In this surreal, tightly controlled fantasy, young Nala wants to break down the lines and show that it is this mistress who is really in charge – and that anyone could take her place.
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