Shadows of Ash ضلال من رماد

Short Film Selection (HelAFF'24)

Shadows of Ash
10 min. | IRAQ

Film description:
After war has ended, an elderly woman and her granddaughter return to a war-destroyed Iraqi city. Upon arriving, she finds her home preserved just as she left it before the war. As she wanders through the house, checking every corner, memories flood back, taking her to the days before her son went off to war. Amidst these recollections, she discovers an unexpected and shocking truth about her son and their past life, forcing her to reassess her perspective on the past and reopen old wounds.

Directed by Thualfiqar Al Muttairi from Iraq.


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Screening Time:
Friday 13 December 2024
1 PM
Free Admission
Location: Kinapori Hall