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Jamila

Narrative Short
Directed by: Julia Freij
Duration: 15 minutes
English
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While reluctantly preparing at a beauty salon for a wedding, a Palestinian American teenager clashes with her family members, challenging her assumptions about culture and femininity.
In this coming of age drama set in the mid-2000s, NOUR, 16, a Palestinian American girl, must rediscover her multicultural identity after years of repressing her background and growing up among western standards of beauty. Nour visits Palestine to attend a family wedding, meeting some of her relatives for the first time. On the morning of the ceremony, she begrudgingly accompanies her aunties to the salon to get ready. Guided by her aunt MONA who resents Nour's single father for leaving, Nour is overwhelmed among the new and eclectic mix of family members. She soon finds role models in her female relatives, who inspire her to embrace herself. In one morning, Nour navigates culture and belonging, finally accepting herself and her identity.
Genres: Drama
Perspectives: Women
Studio: American Film Institute
Producers: Peri Michael
From: United States
Produced In: United States
Writers: Julia FreijMeg Dudley
Lead Actors: Yasmeen FletcherZein Khleif
Supporting Actors: Farah MarwanIlham MalkiLida RanjbaranDina Elshinnawi

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