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This selection of female-led narrative films from the Arab diaspora uncovers how familial pressures, cultural disconnects, and societal expectations are confronted across generations within an Arab household.
Laila, a Palestinian-American drummer, visits her grandmother in her new apartment during a powerful storm under the guise of helping her unpack. But her nefarious goals slowly unfold as they delve deeper into the mystical fateful night.
About the Filmmaker:
Mike Elsherif is an award-winning Palestinian-American filmmaker that immigrated to America from Kuwait following the Persian Gulf War. He was recently awarded the Islamic Scholarship Fund's first ever Shireen Abu Akleh Film Grant, Sunbird Stories Production Award by FilmLab Palestine and Cinephilia Productions and 40 Under 40 Prize by the Arab America Foundation. He's also been a Rawi Fellow at the Rawi Screenwriters Lab in Jordan held by the Royal Film Commission, an Al Smith Fellow selected by the Kentucky Arts Council, a Writer-in- Residence at The New Harmony Project, a COLLIDER Artist-in-Residence through the Louisville Free Public Library, and an Artist-in-Residence at Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest. Mike is a graduate of the University of North Carolina - School of the Arts School of Filmmaking with a concentration in Film Directing.
- Year2024
- Runtime28 minutes
- LanguageArabic, English
- CountryPalestine, State of, United States
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- DirectorMike Elsherif
- ScreenwriterMike Elsherif
- ProducerShepherd Ahlers, JohnBen Lacy, Mike Elsherif
- CastRand Faris, Amineh Elsherif
- CinematographerJohnBen Lacy
- Production DesignW. G. Rickel
This selection of female-led narrative films from the Arab diaspora uncovers how familial pressures, cultural disconnects, and societal expectations are confronted across generations within an Arab household.
Laila, a Palestinian-American drummer, visits her grandmother in her new apartment during a powerful storm under the guise of helping her unpack. But her nefarious goals slowly unfold as they delve deeper into the mystical fateful night.
About the Filmmaker:
Mike Elsherif is an award-winning Palestinian-American filmmaker that immigrated to America from Kuwait following the Persian Gulf War. He was recently awarded the Islamic Scholarship Fund's first ever Shireen Abu Akleh Film Grant, Sunbird Stories Production Award by FilmLab Palestine and Cinephilia Productions and 40 Under 40 Prize by the Arab America Foundation. He's also been a Rawi Fellow at the Rawi Screenwriters Lab in Jordan held by the Royal Film Commission, an Al Smith Fellow selected by the Kentucky Arts Council, a Writer-in- Residence at The New Harmony Project, a COLLIDER Artist-in-Residence through the Louisville Free Public Library, and an Artist-in-Residence at Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest. Mike is a graduate of the University of North Carolina - School of the Arts School of Filmmaking with a concentration in Film Directing.
- Year2024
- Runtime28 minutes
- LanguageArabic, English
- CountryPalestine, State of, United States
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- DirectorMike Elsherif
- ScreenwriterMike Elsherif
- ProducerShepherd Ahlers, JohnBen Lacy, Mike Elsherif
- CastRand Faris, Amineh Elsherif
- CinematographerJohnBen Lacy
- Production DesignW. G. Rickel