A feature documentary film on emerging future without petroleum
in early development, app. 90 min.
Working synopsis
Saudi Arabia started building a $1 trillion eco-city to change the fossil fuel economy. Will “Neom” help Saudis to break free from their dependency on oil?
“Neo Moses” follows the builders of a new Arab post-oil society as they discover the ancient knowledge of a long-forgotten explorer.
Director’s explication (an excerpt)
“Neo Moses” is an adaptation story, a smart fusion between an essay form and an observational film. It offers an insider cinematographic look into Neom, its dreams, promises and realities, and contrasts them with the fragments of Alois Musil’s prose based on his life with Arab Bedouins.
Current stage
- first location scouting in execution
- co-productions in negotiation
- A film concept done
- director’s pitch at Berlinale Talents done
- the pitch at Camp4Science of Academia Film Olomouc done
- Crew – Letters of Interest: DOP, dramaturgy, sound design
- Letters of Interest: Oriental Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Academic Society of Alois Musil
- Letters of Support (selection): Zdeněk Rychtera (Academia Film Olomouc), Emilie Bujès (Visions du Réel), André Singer (Spring Films, producer of “The Act of Killing”)
“Neo Moses” pitch deck and further details upon request.
Technical Specifications
- English title: Neo Moses (working title)
- Genre: an observational non-fiction film
- Language: Arabic, English
- Countries of production: Czech Republic (+ co-productions in negotiation)
- Shooting locations (script-dependent): Saudi Arabia, Czech Republic
- Years of production: 2024-2027
- Runtime: app. 90 min.
- Format: 4K
- Sound: stereo / 5.1 Dolby Digital
Film Crew
- Director: Pavel Borecký
