I Wished For Solitude (تمنيت الوحدة)
Qumra Projects
/ Short Narrative / Qatar
In Arabic
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Synopsis
The loss of individuality comes in a few forms, but what do we do when this loss manifests as another person? This is a story about a mother whose life is flipped upside down when she realizes that she must take on the job of caretaking for her sick son. As the story unfolds, the mother begins to lose her sense of self by going through the stages of loss. Her thoughts, pain, and discomfort are no longer hers alone. The alone time she once had is substituted with bandage changes and vital check-ups. In order to grapple with this sudden change in their lives, she begins to detach from herself, leaving behind her ego and her state of mind. The job of caretaker was bestowed upon her without her consent, and she has to grapple with this inescapable truth.