Born in the Maelstrom
Spring Grants 2016 - Production Stage
Meryam Joobeur / Short Narrative / Tunisia, Canada, Qatar / 2017 / 25 min / Original Language: English / Interests: Women, Coming of age, Social Issues, Adaptation, Identity
Synopsis
Inspired by the novel ‘Naissance de Rebecca à l’ère des tourments’ by Québécoise author Marie-Claire Blais, ‘Born in the Maelstrom’ is an impressionistic coming-of-age story of an 18-year-old biracial girl named Rebecca and her struggle against racism, oppression and the karmic ties that haunt the human spirit. The film follows Rebecca as she endures her last days on an all-female campsite/commune with her black mother Vénus.
Credits
- Director
- Meryam Joobeur
- Screenwriter
- Meryam Joobeur
- Producer
- Hani Ouichou
- Production Company
- Art & Essai
About the Director
Meryam Joobeur is a Montréal based Tunisian filmmaker and co-founder of the production company ‘Instinct Bleu.’ Her short films’ Gods, Weeds and Revolutions’ (2013) and ‘Born in the Maelstrom’ (2017) starring Sasha Lane screened in dozens of national and international festivals. Her recent short ‘Brotherhood’ (2018) recently premiered at TIFF where it won Best Canadian Short. She is currently developing two feature films including ‘Motherhood,’ the feature adaption of ‘Brotherhood’. She is an alumni of TIFF talent lab, Rawi Screenwriters Lab and Berlinale Talent Lab.