In A Dream You Saw A Way To Survive And You Were Full Of Joy
Fall Grants 2019 - Development Stage
Remi Itani / Feature Narrative / Lebanon, Qatar / 80 min / Original Language: Arabic / Interests: Women, Drama, Politics, Social Issues, Based on a True Story, Tradition
Synopsis
Layal, a young Lebanese girl, finds the gap between her daily life and internal state is growing when she discovers that she’s pregnant. Increasingly distancing herself from the world, her friend’s help is of little use, and they both continue their way of life as devout Muslims, and carefree young women. Layal’s emotional state fluctuates as she falls in and out of love, experiences maternal instincts and let’s go of them. Her isolation becomes increasingly pronounced, numbing her sense of urgency to act upon the situation.
Credits
- Director
- Remi Itani
- Screenwriter
- Remi Itani
- Producer
- Cait lyn Adamson
About the Director
Remi Itani is a Lebanese film director and producer. Graduate of the London Film School MA Filmmaking with distinction, Remi started her career as a documentary director for Al Jazeera Documentary Channel. She has participated in numerous writing and directing workshops, among them a filmmaking workshop with Werner Herzog in Cuba. Her work has been considered to more than twenty international film festivals such as IDFA Documentary Film Festival and the Rotterdam International Film Festival. Remi’s work has been featured on BBC Arabic, Al Arabiya and Al Jazeera Documentary Channel.