FEATURE Film competition
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PALESTINE - SAUDI ARABIA | 92 min | 2024
Set in the West Bank, this film follows two sisters, Mariam and Noura, who, after their father’s death, unite to challenge the patriarchal inheritance laws that favor their brother. The narrative delves into themes of gender inequality, familial bonds, and societal norms, offering a poignant critique on female empowerment within a conservative society.
Director:
LAILA ABBAS
Screenplay:
LAILA ABBAS
Cinematography:
MRINAL DESAI
cast:
YASMINE AL MASSRI
CLARA KHOURY
KAMEL EL BASHA
production:
LAGOONIE
FILM PRODUCTION
Director:
Laila Abbas
Laila Abbas (1980) is an independent producer, screenwriter and director. She graduated with a degree in Cinema in Jordan, began her career working in administration in television until her passion for telling her stories led her to making her first films.
In 2010, she began to direct her first short films, Visa (2010), Fruity Dreams (2011) and Five Cups and a Cup (2012), works that won her a scholarship to study production at Royal Holloway University in Great Britain.
After getting a film degree in Jordan, she made her first feature film, Ice & Dust (2013). She then returned to Palestine to work as a trainer at the Institute of Modern Media at Al-Quds University in Ramallah. In 2016, she created her own independent audiovisual production company (Young Oak Productions) in Ramallah and produced Madam EI (2016) and The Chair (2017).
Laila Abbas lives in Ramallah. In 2021, she worked to create her first fiction film, The Year of Ashes, and a new short film, Lowest Point on Earth.