hussien — a 30-year-old palestinian arab with israeli citizenship after being evacuated in 1948 — escorts his freshly bereaved 70-year-old mother rashida to her medical appointment in an israeli hospital waiting area. while hussien works on an assignment on his laptop, rashida — who hasn’t left her house in three months — tries to socialize with others in her limited hebrew.
dublin international film festival, irelandibiza independent film festival, spainamman international film festival, jordancasablanca arab film festival, moroccokaohsiung international film festival, taiwanorvieto film festival, italyminikino film week, indonesiacurt'arruda film festival, portugalinternational amity short film festival, turkeyhahaart film festival, portugalconcorto film festival, italycarthage film festival, tunisiareel palestine film festival, uaenazra palestine short film festival, italysaudi film festival, saudi arabiahouston palestine film festival, usafestival ciné-palestine paris, francecactus international film festival for children and youth, italy
special mention - dublin international film festivalasia new wave award - kaohsiung international film festival 3rd award - orvieto film festivalhonorable mention - hahaart film festivalaudience award - carthage film festivalaudience award - curt'arruda film festivalaudience award - festival ciné-palestine paris
