18th Arab Film Festival

Sunday, September 29 at 1pm

ABOUT THE FILM

After the sudden death of her husband, Nawal struggles to cope with the upheaval in her life. However, her pain is soon compounded by the possibility of losing her home to her brother-in-law. Desperate to keep her home and provide a stable life for her daughter, Nawal resorts to deception by faking a pregnancy. But as time passes, the lie becomes harder to sustain, and Nawal faces a difficult choice. With only three weeks to find a solution, Nawal embarks on a journey that challenges her fears, beliefs, and morality, as she fights to secure her rightful inheritance and protect her daughter’s future.

FILMMAKER BIO

Amjad Al Rasheed is a Jordanian director and writer who holds an MFA in Cinematic Arts, specializing in directing and editing. His debut feature film, Inshallah a Boy, was the first Jordanian film to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival (2023). It further garnered recognition by winning the Gan Foundation Award for Distribution, and the film is set to be distributed worldwide in 2024.

PRESENTED BY MIZNA

Celebrating 25 years in 2024, Mizna is a critical platform for contemporary literature, film, art, and cultural production centering the work of Arab and Southwest Asian and North African artists. For more than twenty years, we have been creating a decolonized cultural space to reflect the expansiveness of our community and to foster exchange, examine ideas, and engage audiences in meaningful art.