The Shepherdess
by Fidaa Ataya
Summary
Fidaa Ataya visualizes the story of Salty Valley and Sweet Spring in the Jordan Valley, while combining dance and animation, in order to tell the folk tale of a shepherding and farming woman who suffers the bitter pain of ongoing loss of land and water resources.
The film interweaves a folk tale with lived reality to embody how the sweet melted the saltiness of life.