The soul remembers the way home.

In a remote Druze village, six-year-old Annu shares an unbreakable bond with her grandmother, Sana. One afternoon, while playing in an apple orchard, Annu suddenly collapses. When she wakes, she speaks of children only she can see. Doctors diagnose epilepsy, but Sana believes something deeper calls through her granddaughter—she is certain Annu carries the soul of her own estranged sister, Mona, who was killed just across the border in the Syrian war. In Druze faith, reincarnation is not just belief but a lifeline between generations—a promise that love never truly disappears. Terrified by Sana’s influence, Annu’s parents reject this idea and separate them, determined to find a medical cure and silence the visions. But Sana refuses to let science erase what her heart knows to be true.

Alone but resolute, she crosses a fractured border in search of the lost children Annu describes—believing that only by finding them can her granddaughter’s soul be made whole again. Torn between medicine and mystery, memory and loss, "Annu" is a journey through the thin veil between this life and the last—where the past lingers and a grandmother’s devotion becomes the only guide home. For Annu, for Sana, and for the forgotten waiting to be found, love and the soul remembers the way home.

Director Biography - Miya Hatav

Hatav is an award-winning Israeli filmmaker, screenwriter, and director, celebrated for her fearless exploration of identity, faith, and the human condition. A passionate educator in screenwriting and directing, Miya has spent years nurturing emerging voices in cinema alongside building her own bold body of work. She first stepped into the spotlight at age 19, when her debut documentary Love at Second Sight won first prize in a national competition, announcing the arrival of a fresh and unflinching storyteller. Her acclaimed graduation short, Mika, garnered multiple awards and cemented her artistic focus on the fragile intersections of identity, belonging, and the perpetual clash between religion and culture. Having grown up in a devout household before choosing a secular path, Miya’s films are deeply informed by her own life — examining the push and pull between faith and freedom with nuance and compassion. Her work is known for its intimate, character-driven lens, fearlessly bridging personal truths with larger social and political realities.

For nearly a decade, Miya has been immersed in creating her most personal and ambitious project yet — "Annu". This poetic film weaves together themes of reincarnation, mysticism, and childhood illness, continuing her quest to illuminate the hidden spaces where spirit and body, myth and medicine, intersect. With "Annu", Miya invites audiences to journey beyond the visible world and into the quiet mysteries that shape our deepest fears and hopes.