SYNOPSIS

Short: Nawal, a young woman moved to Berlin from Palestine to establish a life away from occupation, leaving behind her mother, an Israeli peace activist living in the West Bank. A meditation on daughterhood, motherhood and complex inheritance, the film explores the legacies of resistance passed down between Neta and Nawal at a moment of immense turmoil. Long: Nawal moved to Berlin from Palestine to establish a life away from occupation, leaving behind her mother, an Israeli activist living in the West Bank. Three years later and her chosen city is increasingly divided on the genocide in Gaza and German military support for Israel. A meditation on daughterhood, motherhood and complex inheritance, the film explores the legacies of resistance passed down between Neta and Nawal at a moment of immense turmoil and asks the question of how these huge forces are processed within a family. As we drift between 2024 Berlin and 2018 Palestine, Nawal and her mother navigate the challenges of separation, individuation and the evolution of two adults negotiating new and changing spaces. This film is about the human lives and relationships that are affected by the political world, and how powerful resistance movements are born from the day-to-day struggles of real people and their love for each other.

GÉNÉRIQUE

• Director

  Phoebe Cottam

• Production

  Toyosi Fuwa

• Referent

  Emma Cordeaux

• Sales

  Emma Cordeaux