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This shorts program spotlights the works of up-and-coming female filmmakers from across the Arab world. The films explore themes of womanhood, family ties, ancestral heritage, sexuality, and coming-of-age stories. While not directly associated with her films, these shorts are presented in conversation with the works of our highlighted filmmaker Moufida Taltli. In line with Tlatli’s introspective style, the shorts expose the inner lives of women and their daily motions as they face difficult transitions or deal with the aftermath of a significant loss.
This program is curated by Nanor Vosgueritchian.
A sense of loss fills the house as several women busy themselves clearing the garden, preparing a meal, soothing a baby and making a film. With meditative cinematography and immersive sound, we are invited to join them in the only thing left to do: be together.
Filmmaker's bio:
NADIA SHIHAB is a filmmaker and artist whose work emerges through processes that are relational and intergenerational. Working primarily across film and sound, her projects are shaped by an interest in feeling and form, feminist subjectivity, counter-narrative and experimentation. Her feature-length film Jaddoland was awarded five festival jury awards, including the Independent Spirit “Truer than Fiction” Award and was broadcast for three seasons on US public television. She was raised in west Texas by immigrant parents from Iraq and Yemen and lives and works in Vancouver, Canada. She is a 2025 Guggenheim Fellow.
- Year2023
- Runtime12 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Turkman
- CountryUnited States, Canada
- GenreDocumentary
- DirectorNadia Shihab
- EditorNadia Shihab
This shorts program spotlights the works of up-and-coming female filmmakers from across the Arab world. The films explore themes of womanhood, family ties, ancestral heritage, sexuality, and coming-of-age stories. While not directly associated with her films, these shorts are presented in conversation with the works of our highlighted filmmaker Moufida Taltli. In line with Tlatli’s introspective style, the shorts expose the inner lives of women and their daily motions as they face difficult transitions or deal with the aftermath of a significant loss.
This program is curated by Nanor Vosgueritchian.
A sense of loss fills the house as several women busy themselves clearing the garden, preparing a meal, soothing a baby and making a film. With meditative cinematography and immersive sound, we are invited to join them in the only thing left to do: be together.
Filmmaker's bio:
NADIA SHIHAB is a filmmaker and artist whose work emerges through processes that are relational and intergenerational. Working primarily across film and sound, her projects are shaped by an interest in feeling and form, feminist subjectivity, counter-narrative and experimentation. Her feature-length film Jaddoland was awarded five festival jury awards, including the Independent Spirit “Truer than Fiction” Award and was broadcast for three seasons on US public television. She was raised in west Texas by immigrant parents from Iraq and Yemen and lives and works in Vancouver, Canada. She is a 2025 Guggenheim Fellow.
- Year2023
- Runtime12 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Turkman
- CountryUnited States, Canada
- GenreDocumentary
- DirectorNadia Shihab
- EditorNadia Shihab