Al-Sit
Qumra Projects
Suzannah Mirghani / Short Narrative / Sudan, Qatar / 2020
In Arabic
Interests: Drama, Identity
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Synopsis
The story is seen through the eyes of Nafisa, a 15-year-old girl whose parents have arranged her marriage to Nadir, a young Sudanese businessman living abroad. However, before any wedding can take place, Nafisa’s grandmother Al-Sit, the village matriarch, must first give her blessing. Today, Nadir has come to seal the deal, and the village is buzzing with excitement at how Al-Sit will react to the fact that Nadir has come alone, without his parents…a great shame in rural Sudanese culture. Nafisa, is torn between her desire for the new—in the form of Nadir’s exotic modernity—and respect for tradition—in the form Al- Sit’s authority. But will Nafisa ever be able to make her own choices?
About the Director
Suzannah Mirghani is a writer, researcher, and independent filmmaker, highlighting stories from the Arab world. Being of multicultural Sudanese and Russian backgrounds, she is interested in stories that examine the complexity of identity. Suzannah is a media studies and museum studies graduate, currently working at the Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS), Georgetown University in Qatar. She has made several short films, including, ‘Msheireb Oral History Films’ (2017), ‘There Be Dragons’ (2017), ‘Caravan’ (2016), ‘Hind’s Dream’ (2014), and ‘Hamour’ (2011).
Credits
- Director
- Suzannah Mirghani
- Screenwriter
- Suzannah Mirghani
- Producer
- Eiman Mirghani
- Editor
- Abdelrahim Kattab