Indy Shorts Film Festival 2021

Roots, Reconnected

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6 films in package
Anita
Anita, a young Indian living in the US, returns to India for her sister’s wedding. She counts on her husband’s support to announce some great news. All excited, her family immediately assumes Anita is having a baby, but their joy is short-lived. Anita found a new job.
Frayed Roots
When her father passes, Raya returns to Lebanon for the first time in ten years, only to find herself on the outskirts of a world she once called home.
BÖREK
During a trip to her ancestral land, Lilian, a Palestinian, born and raised in France, finds herself spending a rainy night in Haifa, with three Palestinians and their stories.
Closed captions available
Homebird
Struggling to make it in a big city, a young artist finds herself retreating into the rose-tinted memories of the village she left behind.
I am afraid to forget your face
After being separated for 82 days, Adam travels down a rough road to be reunited with the one he loves, whatever it takes.
Closed captions available
Apart, Together
A Chinese teenage girl travels with her mom to States as a translator, in order to find her abandoned sister under the One-child-policy. She’s faced with the decision when she secretly finds her sister——to tell her mom and risk their relationship or to forever keep it to herself.
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Dearly held, yet complicated roots.


Films: Anita; Frayed Roots; Borek; Homebird; I am afraid to forget your face; Apart, Together


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When her father passes, Raya, a free-spirited expat, returns to Lebanon for the first time in a decade. To attend his burial, she must confront the family matriarch, Aunt Wafaa. As she challenges the rituals of grieving, Raya finds herself on the outskirts of a world she once called home.


Student Film: New York University, New York


In Arabic, with English subtitles.


Programming descriptions are generated by participants and are edited for length and clarity, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Heartland Film.


Film Contact:

Nay Tabbara

tabbara.nay@gmail.com

  • Year
    2020
  • Runtime
    12 minutes
  • Language
    Arabic
  • Country
    Lebanon
  • Rating
    Suitable for All Ages
  • Note
    Narrative Short
  • Director
    Nay Tabbara
  • Screenwriter
    Nay Tabbara
  • Producer
    Ghiwa El Haiby, Maria Lavelle
  • Executive Producer
    Nay Tabbara
  • Cast
    Flavia Juska Bechara, Souraya Baghdadi, Joseph Rizkallah, Houssam Sabbah, Joseph Younes
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