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These short films examine the bittersweet, the self-doubt, the hurt and the joy of navigating love and relationships.
This collection of short films explore what shapes us, how we shape ourselves, and the ways we claim our spaces to shape the world around us.
TOTAL RUNTIME: 83 minutes
Grieving the loss of her grandmother, Nawal fixates on keeping a fig sapling alive, her last remaining connection to Palestine. When she meets Tanya, an older Indigenous woman and the resident trouble-maker in her new apartment building, she learns what resilience and connection to the land under colonialism and capitalism really means.
- Year2023
- Runtime18m 45s
- LanguageEnglish, Arabic
- CountryCanada
- PremiereMinnesota Premiere
- Awards2025 FascinAsian Film Festival Edmonton - Building Bridges Award, 2025 FascinAsian Film Festival Winnipeg - Audience Choice, 2025 Decolonizing Frames - Best Short Film
- Notehttps://www.khafeefdamproductions.com/
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- DirectorFateema Al-Hamaydeh Miller- she/her
- ScreenwriterFateema Al-Hamaydeh Miller- she/her
- ProducerMalachi Elis- he/him, Kevin Dong- he/him
- Executive ProducerCFC
- CastRena Dine- she/her, Monique Mojica- she/her
- CinematographerNick Haight- he/him
- EditorMariana Urrutia- she/they
- Production DesignAshley Devereux- she/her
- ComposerAmine Bouzaher- he/him
These short films examine the bittersweet, the self-doubt, the hurt and the joy of navigating love and relationships.
This collection of short films explore what shapes us, how we shape ourselves, and the ways we claim our spaces to shape the world around us.
TOTAL RUNTIME: 83 minutes
Grieving the loss of her grandmother, Nawal fixates on keeping a fig sapling alive, her last remaining connection to Palestine. When she meets Tanya, an older Indigenous woman and the resident trouble-maker in her new apartment building, she learns what resilience and connection to the land under colonialism and capitalism really means.
- Year2023
- Runtime18m 45s
- LanguageEnglish, Arabic
- CountryCanada
- PremiereMinnesota Premiere
- Awards2025 FascinAsian Film Festival Edmonton - Building Bridges Award, 2025 FascinAsian Film Festival Winnipeg - Audience Choice, 2025 Decolonizing Frames - Best Short Film
- Notehttps://www.khafeefdamproductions.com/
- Social Media
- DirectorFateema Al-Hamaydeh Miller- she/her
- ScreenwriterFateema Al-Hamaydeh Miller- she/her
- ProducerMalachi Elis- he/him, Kevin Dong- he/him
- Executive ProducerCFC
- CastRena Dine- she/her, Monique Mojica- she/her
- CinematographerNick Haight- he/him
- EditorMariana Urrutia- she/they
- Production DesignAshley Devereux- she/her
- ComposerAmine Bouzaher- he/him