Written & Directed by
Year
2023
Mona, a young woman in London, finds archived photographs of Arab women cross-dressing in the 1920s. Somewhere between her fantasies and reality, she starts a feverish journey of uncovering lost histories and her own identity.
Through a coming-of-age narrative, the film explores the euphoric relationship those who are marginalised create with images and symbols, and how archive images can be a portal for the world of inner projections, creating meaning and grounding one's identity.
Running Time: 12 mins
Genre: Drama
Language: English
Produced by
Festivals & Awards
BFI Flare, London, UK. Official Selection (2023)
AWAN Festival, London, UK. Official Selection (2023)
Safar Film Festival, UK-Wide (2023)
Soura Film Festival. Berlin, Germany (2023)
Les Mains Gauches, Marseille, France (2023)
Short Film Focus, London, UK (2023)
Encouters Film Festival, Bristol, UK (2023)
Wimbledon International Short Film Festival, London, UK (2023)
MIX Milan, Milan, Italy (2023)
MIX CPH, Copenhagen, Denmark (2023)
HIQFF, Hamburg, Germany (2023)
MIZNA Arab Film Festival, Minneapolis, USA (2023)
MENA Film Festival, Vancouver, Canada (2023)
Meziprata, Prague & Brno Czech Republic (2023)
BIZARRE, Paris, France (2023)
SET Film Festival, London, UK (2023)
London Short Film Festival, London, UK (2024)
MENA Film Festival, Vancouver, Canada (2024)
Glasgow Short Film Festival, Glasgow, UK (2024)
Badgam Film Festival, Toulouse, France (2024)
Alfilm, Berlin, Germany (2024)
Women+ Film Festival, Denver, Colorado, USA (2024)
Immaginaria International Film Festival, Rome, Italy (2024)
London Lesbian Film Festival, Ontario, Canada (2024)
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