A SINGLE MOTHER IN MOROCCO FACES AN UNTHINKABLE DECISION: TO WALK AWAY FROM HER LIFE AND HER CHILDREN'S FUTURES. INSPIRED BY FAMILY LORE AND DREAMS.
The film
A reconstruction of the thirty-six hours before a mother’s departure.
Writer-director Elias Suhail returns to an event that shaped his family more than fifty years ago. Built from inherited stories, memory and dreams, the film holds the everyday and the metaphysical in the same frame.
Selected prizes
- WinnerGolden Cave Award
Best Fiction ShortTangier Film Festival - WinnerDikalo Award
Best Short Film (Drama)Festival du Film PanAfricain, Cannes - WinnerBest Short FilmEuropean Cinematography Awards
- WinnerJuthour Award
Most Promising FilmmakerToronto Arab Film Festival - WinnerBest Foreign FilmBristol Independent Film Festival
- WinnerBest Short NarrativeDumbo Film Festival
- WinnerBest First-Time FilmmakerLift-Off Season Awards 2023
- WinnerAudience Choice AwardLift-Off Season Awards 2023
“A luminously flawless, gracefully assured piece of work.”
“A masterfully crafted, thought-provoking and visually captivating work of art.”
“A testament to the beauty and depth of Moroccan stories—a magnificent achievement.”
“A bold, bare and daring film.”
“A breath of fresh air. A story of many, yet unique in its sentiment and delivery.”
“A strong and poignant film.”
“Truly captivating.”
“A richly layered, surreal narrative.”
