Nowhere
2020 | 20min | Finite Productions & Majdal Films & British Council & BFI
A young Palestinian woman crosses the Israeli border illegally to find her long-lost brother, who she hopes will be her ticket to a new life far from the West Bank. When she discovers the truth behind his exiled existence, her dreams of a happy reunion are shattered, and she must face her next steps alone.
director & writer CHRISTOPHER MANNING | producer GARRY PATON | co-producers LAURA SAMARA & BAHER AGBARIYA | director of photography SIMONA SUSNEA | production designer NITZAN ZIFRUT | sound designer ENOS DESJARDINS | colourist SARA BUXTON | starring MOUNA HAWA
FESTIVALS:
London Short Film Festival 2022 (UK competition) | UNDERWIRE Film Festival 2022 | BFI FLARE Film Festival 2020 | Frameline45 San Francisco International Film Festival 2021