Rahhala: Hayya ala Hayya
Lujain Jo
Set against ethereal visuals from the natural world, snippets of text stitch together memories of domestic abuse inflicted upon a set of sisters over a period of more than a decade. Seen through the eyes of one sister, the project takes viewers behind the closed doors of an unsafe home, as she flashes through a lifetime of terrifying and chaotic scenes.
Part of this programme
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Ghosts of the Past brings together four short films from three continents, each looking back at personal experiences often intertwined with broader political realities. From a woman confronting the abuse inflicted by those who were meant to protect her, to a sister reckoning with the childhood loss of her brother; from...
Credits
- Director
- Lujain Jo
- Producer
- Lujain Jo
- Year
- 2025
- Country of production
- Lebanon, Iraq, Qatar
- Type
- Documentary
- Genre
- Short film
- Duration
- 18 minutes
- Spoken language
- Arabic
- Subtitles
- EN