Mar Mama

2023 | narrative short | 16 min
by Majdi El Omari
SUMMARY

Haunted by her mother’s death and recurring attacks on her city, a young girl becomes obsessed with death. Reality invades their world as her father tries to distract her by making a stop-motion film. When his efforts to shelter his daughter fail, fantasy and imagination cross paths to help her, and in that fraction of time, story frees, and a touch of mar mama’s magic saves.

Short Films from Palestine: The Walls That Divide | Co-presented by Bridgeport Film Festival

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