Motherhood
Spring Grants 2019 - Production Stage
Meryam Joobeur / Feature Narrative / Tunisia, Canada, France, Qatar / Original Language: Arabic / Interests: Drama, Mystery
Synopsis
Aicha (45), a Tunisian mother gifted with prophetic dreams, lives in the isolated north of Tunisia with her husband Brahim (50) and young son Adam (11). The family lives in anguish after the departure of the eldest sons, Mehdi (20) and Amine (19), to the violent embrace of the Islamic State in Syria. Months later, Mehdi returns home accompanied by his pregnant Syrian wife Reem (18). Mehdi and Reem’s arrival triggers old wounds and mysterious happenings across the village.
Credits
- Director
- Meryam Joobeur
- Screenwriter
- Meryam Joobeur
- Producer
- Annick Blanc, Nadim Cheikrouha, Maria Gracia Turgeon, Sarra Ben Hassen, Meryam Joobeur
- Production Company
- Tanit Films
About the Director
Meryam Joobeur is an Academy Award-nominated Tunisian-American writer / director / producer, based in Montréal, Canada. Her work includes both documentary and fiction. Her short films’ Gods, Weeds and Revolutions’ (2012) and ‘Born in the Maelstrom’ (2017), starring Sasha Lane, screened in dozens of national and international festivals. Her Academy nominated short ‘Brotherhood’ (2018) screened at 150+ festivals and won 75 international prizes.
Contacts
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Main Contact
Meryam Joobeur
- Phone:
- +14387648763
- Email:
- meryamjoobeur@gmail.com
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Main Contact
Maria Gracia Turgeon
- Company:
- Midi La Nuit
- Email:
- maria@midilanuit.com