The films in this segment are come to us from filmmakers working or living in the United States and Canada. Spanning numerous genres, reflecting on diaspora, and thinking critically about what constitutes identities that are rooted in place, history, family, and practice, these local-ish shorts tackle intersectionality and depict various ideas about what it means embody tradition and home.
Zaid, a young, Arab-American, amateur drag queen, has to confront his conservative father and grandfather, who suffers from Alzheimer's, about his identity.
About the filmmaker
Reem Jubran is a writer/director working between Palestine and Los Angeles, California in short and feature narratives. She is pursuing an M.F.A. in Directing/Writing from the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television where she is directing her own short films after having worked two years as assistant director on Palestinian narrative features. She is inspired by women-led stories, flammable cultural taboos, and her identity as a transnational filmmaker. Her first feature in-development, “Sou-Sou '' was selected for Producer's Spotlight at the Palestine Pavilion, Cannes 2020 Marche du Film. She has a B.A. in Film Studies from UC Berkeley.
- Year2020
- Runtime12 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorReem Jubran
- ScreenwriterReem Jubran
- CastMaz Siam, Beto Ochoa, George Jubran
The films in this segment are come to us from filmmakers working or living in the United States and Canada. Spanning numerous genres, reflecting on diaspora, and thinking critically about what constitutes identities that are rooted in place, history, family, and practice, these local-ish shorts tackle intersectionality and depict various ideas about what it means embody tradition and home.
Zaid, a young, Arab-American, amateur drag queen, has to confront his conservative father and grandfather, who suffers from Alzheimer's, about his identity.
About the filmmaker
Reem Jubran is a writer/director working between Palestine and Los Angeles, California in short and feature narratives. She is pursuing an M.F.A. in Directing/Writing from the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television where she is directing her own short films after having worked two years as assistant director on Palestinian narrative features. She is inspired by women-led stories, flammable cultural taboos, and her identity as a transnational filmmaker. Her first feature in-development, “Sou-Sou '' was selected for Producer's Spotlight at the Palestine Pavilion, Cannes 2020 Marche du Film. She has a B.A. in Film Studies from UC Berkeley.
- Year2020
- Runtime12 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorReem Jubran
- ScreenwriterReem Jubran
- CastMaz Siam, Beto Ochoa, George Jubran