Lara, a 24 year old Lebanese artist living in NYC, returns home to Beirut for her father’s funeral. Her elegant strong-willed mother, Rima, pushes for Lara to behave in accordance with the social mores of Beirut and the traditional ways of grieving. Lara, in mourning and in need of her family, yields. Her Jewish Canadian fiancee, Noah, shows up to support her – but is surprised to discover that Lara has never told her family about him. Lara can’t bring herself to risk losing her family but eventually must find a way to be true to herself.
Released: Nov 12, 2017
Runtime: 16 minutes
Genre: Drama
Stars: Maria Achkar, Roula Hamadeh, Benjamin Zusman, Marwa Khalil, Lucie Choucair, Julien Farhat
Crew: Dania Bdeir (Writer), Dania Bdeir (Producer), Dania Bdeir (Director), Ted Raviv (Editor), Johnny Bassett (Editor), Christopher Aoun (Director of Photography)