Motherhood
Spring Grants 2019 - Production Stage
Meryam Joobeur / Feature Narrative / Tunisia, Canada, France, Qatar / 120 min / Original Language: Arabic / Interests: Women, Drama, Thriller, Social Issues, War, Psychological, Tradition
Synopsis
Salha, the matriarch of a farming family in the remote north of Tunisia, is overjoyed when her son Malek returns home from Syria with a mysterious young wife in tow. She is willing to do anything to protect them and believes everything that Malek tells her of his experience in Syria. However, when men from the community start vanishing, Salha’s fragile world begins to shatter. ‘Motherhood’ is an exploration of the limits of maternal love and how guilt can haunt the human spirit.
Credits
- Director
- Meryam Joobeur
- Screenwriter
- Meryam Joobeur
- Producer
- Annick Blanc, Nadime Cheikrouha, Maria Gracia Turgeon, Sarra Ben Hassen, Meryam Joobeur
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.
Contacts
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Main Contact
Meryam Joobeur
- Phone:
- +14387648763
- Email:
- meryamjoobeur@gmail.com
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Main Contact
Maria Gracia Turgeon
- Company:
- Midi La Nuit
- Email:
- maria@midilanuit.com