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A dream come true. Honored and humbled to be part of this brilliant and big-hearted cohort of Muslim filmmakers disrupting tired, harmful narratives with honest, compelling and dignified portrayals of our communities.

I am so excited to imagine new worlds, uplift each other’s work and expand our sense of collective possibility together 🥹✨

Thank you @pillarsfund @rizahmed @arijmikati @aonimer @kashifmanifesto and Left Handed Films for this incredible opportunity!

Yallaaaa, chalooo, let’s goooo 💪🏽

my 📸 by the one n only @ayangbe_m

A dream come true. Honored and humbled to be part of this brilliant and big-hearted cohort of Muslim filmmakers disrupting tired, harmful narratives with honest, compelling and dignified portrayals of our communities.

I am so excited to imagine new worlds, uplift each other’s work and expand our sense of collective possibility together 🥹✨

Thank you @pillarsfund @rizahmed @arijmikati @aonimer @kashifmanifesto and Left Handed Films for this incredible opportunity!

Yallaaaa, chalooo, let’s goooo 💪🏽

my 📸 by the one n only @ayangbe_m

A dream come true. Honored and humbled to be part of this brilliant and big-hearted cohort of Muslim filmmakers disrupting tired, harmful narratives with honest, compelling and dignified portrayals of our communities.

I am so excited to imagine new worlds, uplift each other’s work and expand our sense of collective possibility together 🥹✨

Thank you @pillarsfund @rizahmed @arijmikati @aonimer @kashifmanifesto and Left Handed Films for this incredible opportunity!

Yallaaaa, chalooo, let’s goooo 💪🏽

my 📸 by the one n only @ayangbe_m

A dream come true. Honored and humbled to be part of this brilliant and big-hearted cohort of Muslim filmmakers disrupting tired, harmful narratives with honest, compelling and dignified portrayals of our communities.

I am so excited to imagine new worlds, uplift each other’s work and expand our sense of collective possibility together 🥹✨

Thank you @pillarsfund @rizahmed @arijmikati @aonimer @kashifmanifesto and Left Handed Films for this incredible opportunity!

Yallaaaa, chalooo, let’s goooo 💪🏽

my 📸 by the one n only @ayangbe_m

A dream come true. Honored and humbled to be part of this brilliant and big-hearted cohort of Muslim filmmakers disrupting tired, harmful narratives with honest, compelling and dignified portrayals of our communities.

I am so excited to imagine new worlds, uplift each other’s work and expand our sense of collective possibility together 🥹✨

Thank you @pillarsfund @rizahmed @arijmikati @aonimer @kashifmanifesto and Left Handed Films for this incredible opportunity!

Yallaaaa, chalooo, let’s goooo 💪🏽

my 📸 by the one n only @ayangbe_m

Sweet Refuge has a poster and I couldn’t be more delighted.

I first stumbled across @farahjaka ‘s art way before Sweet Refuge was even complete. Immediately, I knew we had to find a way to work with her. The textures, the colors, the movement contained in her paintings were full of feeling. They felt alive.

I reached out to her on Instagram and shared a link to the film. She shared she loved the film and would love to work together, but unfortunately our budget was limited and we couldn’t afford to commission a custom painting. Instead, I asked if we could use one of her existing paintings. In response, she asked to speak over a video call.

A few days later, we chatted. It was a beautiful and touching conversation I’ll remember for a long time. Even though we had never met, she shared her own story so openly, and the source of her art—her love and longing for Damascus. Nearly every day after she finishes her full-time job, she paints. She paints to remember, to preserve, to honor, to uplift. She paints for healing, for connection.

She shared that her father, too, had moved to the US alone and worked in catering, much like the main character of Sweet Refuge. She insisted she wanted to create a painting especially for the film, with whatever budget we had.

And what a gift she has given us.
In it, she not only captures the energy of our main character as his hands seem to sway, poised mid-song, but also all the details: his golden, round baklava tray adorned with flowers, his blue tati bag and green beret, and a bowl of glowing, orange ladoos to hint at what (and who!) is to come.

From there, @chheangkea generously photographed the original painting Farah had mailed all the way from Paris. Then, the talented @skainady took the painting and created a beautiful canvas for it to live upon. Adorning its edges with a baklava-inspired border, color-correcting the image, and meticulously choosing a font and style that created a feeling of something handcrafted.

The most fulfilling thing about making this film has been its continuing journey of serendipitous connection, and I am so grateful for fulfilling collaborations with these brilliant and vibrant artists.

So excited to share that Sweet Refuge has won the Jury Award at the @directorsguild DGA Student Film Awards in the Asian American category! Eternally grateful to the mighty & magnificent cast and crew that brought this film to life with such care, humor and warmth.

Starring
Laith Nakli @laithnakli
Mahira Kakkar @mahirakakkar
Waseem Alzer
Sean Hinckle
Sara Wali @therealswali
Shivani Shah @shivshah31
Odera Adimorah
Kristina Osterling
Maga Uzo
Galal Chater

Writer/Director - Maryam Mir
Producers - Sara Balghonaim @sara__be Aya Hamdan @ayahamdan
Executive Producers - Laith Nakli @laithnakli Aelita Parker @aelitaparker
Associate Producers - Zakir Mir @thierry_zakaka Ziyad Shihadah, Bassel Zaouk @bassel.z , Matthew Williams
Director of Photography - Chheangkea Ieng @chheangkea
Assistant Director - Ifeyinwa Arinze @ifyarinzee
Assistant Camera - Anndi Liggett @seranndipity
Sound Mixer - Nicole Cone @nikki_cone
Gaffer - Aiman Morounfolu @aim_miko
Chris Del Rio Solorzano @xrisdelrio
Key Grip - Nigam Bhandari @nigam_of_np
Grip - Nada Bedair @nadabedair
Production Designer - Rhea D’Souza @rheaaa24
Costume Designer - Karen Boyer @karenrboyer
Art Director - Cloe Skodnek @cloeskodnek
Assistant Art Director - Jiaying Zhang

Unit Production Manager - Arthur Bassas
Production Assistants - Sara Bugaighis, Avinash Bhaya @_avibhaya Gurkirat Singh, Waleed Alqahtani @waleedkq Audrey Grace Romjue
On set Photographer - Ann Feletto
Translator - Sarah Aziza @sarahaziza17

Editor - Maryam Mir
Composer - Isa Najem @isa.najem
Sound Designer - Lee Salevan
Colorist - Alexia Salingaros
Title and Credits - Mariam Al Sairafi
Title inspired by Marhaf and Nawal Homsi

Made possible with support from Kalustyan’s, Dean CrossFit, Manousheh, Islamic Scholarship Fund @islamicscholarshipfund

Special shoutout to @andy.brame for sharing this award with me and encouraging me to apply! 🙏🏽✨

So excited to share that Sweet Refuge has won the Jury Award at the @directorsguild DGA Student Film Awards in the Asian American category! Eternally grateful to the mighty & magnificent cast and crew that brought this film to life with such care, humor and warmth.

Starring
Laith Nakli @laithnakli
Mahira Kakkar @mahirakakkar
Waseem Alzer
Sean Hinckle
Sara Wali @therealswali
Shivani Shah @shivshah31
Odera Adimorah
Kristina Osterling
Maga Uzo
Galal Chater

Writer/Director - Maryam Mir
Producers - Sara Balghonaim @sara__be Aya Hamdan @ayahamdan
Executive Producers - Laith Nakli @laithnakli Aelita Parker @aelitaparker
Associate Producers - Zakir Mir @thierry_zakaka Ziyad Shihadah, Bassel Zaouk @bassel.z , Matthew Williams
Director of Photography - Chheangkea Ieng @chheangkea
Assistant Director - Ifeyinwa Arinze @ifyarinzee
Assistant Camera - Anndi Liggett @seranndipity
Sound Mixer - Nicole Cone @nikki_cone
Gaffer - Aiman Morounfolu @aim_miko
Chris Del Rio Solorzano @xrisdelrio
Key Grip - Nigam Bhandari @nigam_of_np
Grip - Nada Bedair @nadabedair
Production Designer - Rhea D’Souza @rheaaa24
Costume Designer - Karen Boyer @karenrboyer
Art Director - Cloe Skodnek @cloeskodnek
Assistant Art Director - Jiaying Zhang

Unit Production Manager - Arthur Bassas
Production Assistants - Sara Bugaighis, Avinash Bhaya @_avibhaya Gurkirat Singh, Waleed Alqahtani @waleedkq Audrey Grace Romjue
On set Photographer - Ann Feletto
Translator - Sarah Aziza @sarahaziza17

Editor - Maryam Mir
Composer - Isa Najem @isa.najem
Sound Designer - Lee Salevan
Colorist - Alexia Salingaros
Title and Credits - Mariam Al Sairafi
Title inspired by Marhaf and Nawal Homsi

Made possible with support from Kalustyan’s, Dean CrossFit, Manousheh, Islamic Scholarship Fund @islamicscholarshipfund

Special shoutout to @andy.brame for sharing this award with me and encouraging me to apply! 🙏🏽✨

So excited to share that Sweet Refuge has won the Jury Award at the @directorsguild DGA Student Film Awards in the Asian American category! Eternally grateful to the mighty & magnificent cast and crew that brought this film to life with such care, humor and warmth.

Starring
Laith Nakli @laithnakli
Mahira Kakkar @mahirakakkar
Waseem Alzer
Sean Hinckle
Sara Wali @therealswali
Shivani Shah @shivshah31
Odera Adimorah
Kristina Osterling
Maga Uzo
Galal Chater

Writer/Director - Maryam Mir
Producers - Sara Balghonaim @sara__be Aya Hamdan @ayahamdan
Executive Producers - Laith Nakli @laithnakli Aelita Parker @aelitaparker
Associate Producers - Zakir Mir @thierry_zakaka Ziyad Shihadah, Bassel Zaouk @bassel.z , Matthew Williams
Director of Photography - Chheangkea Ieng @chheangkea
Assistant Director - Ifeyinwa Arinze @ifyarinzee
Assistant Camera - Anndi Liggett @seranndipity
Sound Mixer - Nicole Cone @nikki_cone
Gaffer - Aiman Morounfolu @aim_miko
Chris Del Rio Solorzano @xrisdelrio
Key Grip - Nigam Bhandari @nigam_of_np
Grip - Nada Bedair @nadabedair
Production Designer - Rhea D’Souza @rheaaa24
Costume Designer - Karen Boyer @karenrboyer
Art Director - Cloe Skodnek @cloeskodnek
Assistant Art Director - Jiaying Zhang

Unit Production Manager - Arthur Bassas
Production Assistants - Sara Bugaighis, Avinash Bhaya @_avibhaya Gurkirat Singh, Waleed Alqahtani @waleedkq Audrey Grace Romjue
On set Photographer - Ann Feletto
Translator - Sarah Aziza @sarahaziza17

Editor - Maryam Mir
Composer - Isa Najem @isa.najem
Sound Designer - Lee Salevan
Colorist - Alexia Salingaros
Title and Credits - Mariam Al Sairafi
Title inspired by Marhaf and Nawal Homsi

Made possible with support from Kalustyan’s, Dean CrossFit, Manousheh, Islamic Scholarship Fund @islamicscholarshipfund

Special shoutout to @andy.brame for sharing this award with me and encouraging me to apply! 🙏🏽✨

So excited to share that Sweet Refuge has won the Jury Award at the @directorsguild DGA Student Film Awards in the Asian American category! Eternally grateful to the mighty & magnificent cast and crew that brought this film to life with such care, humor and warmth.

Starring
Laith Nakli @laithnakli
Mahira Kakkar @mahirakakkar
Waseem Alzer
Sean Hinckle
Sara Wali @therealswali
Shivani Shah @shivshah31
Odera Adimorah
Kristina Osterling
Maga Uzo
Galal Chater

Writer/Director - Maryam Mir
Producers - Sara Balghonaim @sara__be Aya Hamdan @ayahamdan
Executive Producers - Laith Nakli @laithnakli Aelita Parker @aelitaparker
Associate Producers - Zakir Mir @thierry_zakaka Ziyad Shihadah, Bassel Zaouk @bassel.z , Matthew Williams
Director of Photography - Chheangkea Ieng @chheangkea
Assistant Director - Ifeyinwa Arinze @ifyarinzee
Assistant Camera - Anndi Liggett @seranndipity
Sound Mixer - Nicole Cone @nikki_cone
Gaffer - Aiman Morounfolu @aim_miko
Chris Del Rio Solorzano @xrisdelrio
Key Grip - Nigam Bhandari @nigam_of_np
Grip - Nada Bedair @nadabedair
Production Designer - Rhea D’Souza @rheaaa24
Costume Designer - Karen Boyer @karenrboyer
Art Director - Cloe Skodnek @cloeskodnek
Assistant Art Director - Jiaying Zhang

Unit Production Manager - Arthur Bassas
Production Assistants - Sara Bugaighis, Avinash Bhaya @_avibhaya Gurkirat Singh, Waleed Alqahtani @waleedkq Audrey Grace Romjue
On set Photographer - Ann Feletto
Translator - Sarah Aziza @sarahaziza17

Editor - Maryam Mir
Composer - Isa Najem @isa.najem
Sound Designer - Lee Salevan
Colorist - Alexia Salingaros
Title and Credits - Mariam Al Sairafi
Title inspired by Marhaf and Nawal Homsi

Made possible with support from Kalustyan’s, Dean CrossFit, Manousheh, Islamic Scholarship Fund @islamicscholarshipfund

Special shoutout to @andy.brame for sharing this award with me and encouraging me to apply! 🙏🏽✨

So excited to share that Sweet Refuge has won the Jury Award at the @directorsguild DGA Student Film Awards in the Asian American category! Eternally grateful to the mighty & magnificent cast and crew that brought this film to life with such care, humor and warmth.

Starring
Laith Nakli @laithnakli
Mahira Kakkar @mahirakakkar
Waseem Alzer
Sean Hinckle
Sara Wali @therealswali
Shivani Shah @shivshah31
Odera Adimorah
Kristina Osterling
Maga Uzo
Galal Chater

Writer/Director - Maryam Mir
Producers - Sara Balghonaim @sara__be Aya Hamdan @ayahamdan
Executive Producers - Laith Nakli @laithnakli Aelita Parker @aelitaparker
Associate Producers - Zakir Mir @thierry_zakaka Ziyad Shihadah, Bassel Zaouk @bassel.z , Matthew Williams
Director of Photography - Chheangkea Ieng @chheangkea
Assistant Director - Ifeyinwa Arinze @ifyarinzee
Assistant Camera - Anndi Liggett @seranndipity
Sound Mixer - Nicole Cone @nikki_cone
Gaffer - Aiman Morounfolu @aim_miko
Chris Del Rio Solorzano @xrisdelrio
Key Grip - Nigam Bhandari @nigam_of_np
Grip - Nada Bedair @nadabedair
Production Designer - Rhea D’Souza @rheaaa24
Costume Designer - Karen Boyer @karenrboyer
Art Director - Cloe Skodnek @cloeskodnek
Assistant Art Director - Jiaying Zhang

Unit Production Manager - Arthur Bassas
Production Assistants - Sara Bugaighis, Avinash Bhaya @_avibhaya Gurkirat Singh, Waleed Alqahtani @waleedkq Audrey Grace Romjue
On set Photographer - Ann Feletto
Translator - Sarah Aziza @sarahaziza17

Editor - Maryam Mir
Composer - Isa Najem @isa.najem
Sound Designer - Lee Salevan
Colorist - Alexia Salingaros
Title and Credits - Mariam Al Sairafi
Title inspired by Marhaf and Nawal Homsi

Made possible with support from Kalustyan’s, Dean CrossFit, Manousheh, Islamic Scholarship Fund @islamicscholarshipfund

Special shoutout to @andy.brame for sharing this award with me and encouraging me to apply! 🙏🏽✨

Join us on Wednesday, February 4, for a screening of documentary short AFTER ALL THIS, profiling Margins alumna Sarah Thankam Mathews (@smathewss), author of ALL THIS COULD BE DIFFERENT, directed by Oscar-shortlisted filmmaker Andrew Nadkarni (@andrewnadkarni) and produced by Open City alumna, Maryam Mir (@mmircat)! 💞

Following the screening, Sarah will do a live reading of her novel in progress, never before shared publicly. The reading will be followed by a conversation between Sarah and Andrew, moderated Maryam. Don’t miss this special celebration of friendship, literature, and film. 🎥🎞️ RSVP at aaww.org/events/.

MERRY 🎅🏾 this one is going to be fun! 🌞🛷🌴 @dohafilm @10milsproductions

MERRY 🎅🏾 this one is going to be fun! 🌞🛷🌴 @dohafilm @10milsproductions

MERRY 🎅🏾 this one is going to be fun! 🌞🛷🌴 @dohafilm @10milsproductions

MERRY 🎅🏾 this one is going to be fun! 🌞🛷🌴 @dohafilm @10milsproductions

MERRY 🎅🏾 this one is going to be fun! 🌞🛷🌴 @dohafilm @10milsproductions

MERRY 🎅🏾 this one is going to be fun! 🌞🛷🌴 @dohafilm @10milsproductions

Don’t miss our conversation with rising filmmaker Maryam Mir, writer-director of the DGA Award winning short SWEET REFUGE and producer of the documentary short AFTER ALL THIS. We spoke with her about taking on new challenges, her filmmaking inspirations, growing up South Asian in the Gulf, and the pressures of representation. Head to the link in our bio to read it now!

Don’t miss our conversation with rising filmmaker Maryam Mir, writer-director of the DGA Award winning short SWEET REFUGE and producer of the documentary short AFTER ALL THIS. We spoke with her about taking on new challenges, her filmmaking inspirations, growing up South Asian in the Gulf, and the pressures of representation. Head to the link in our bio to read it now!

Don’t miss our conversation with rising filmmaker Maryam Mir, writer-director of the DGA Award winning short SWEET REFUGE and producer of the documentary short AFTER ALL THIS. We spoke with her about taking on new challenges, her filmmaking inspirations, growing up South Asian in the Gulf, and the pressures of representation. Head to the link in our bio to read it now!

Don’t miss our conversation with rising filmmaker Maryam Mir, writer-director of the DGA Award winning short SWEET REFUGE and producer of the documentary short AFTER ALL THIS. We spoke with her about taking on new challenges, her filmmaking inspirations, growing up South Asian in the Gulf, and the pressures of representation. Head to the link in our bio to read it now!

Don’t miss our conversation with rising filmmaker Maryam Mir, writer-director of the DGA Award winning short SWEET REFUGE and producer of the documentary short AFTER ALL THIS. We spoke with her about taking on new challenges, her filmmaking inspirations, growing up South Asian in the Gulf, and the pressures of representation. Head to the link in our bio to read it now!

✨After All This✨ is now streaming on @pbs!! It was a true privilege to capture @smathewss’s singular voice. So grateful to everyone who helped bring this intimate portrait to life 🪩
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Following the success of her debut novel, All This Could Be Different, author Sarah Thankam Mathews embarks on her second novel, drawing from imagination and her layered upbringing between India and Oman. As she excavates lost place and time, Sarah must contend with the weight of truthful representation and the contradictions within her childhood memories.
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This film is part of In The Making season 3, a documentary short series produced by @pbsamericanmasters and @firelight_media that follows the process and impact of artists in motion—deepening, questioning, and becoming.
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featuring @smathewss

director/producer @andrewnadkarni
producer @mmircat
co-producers @dev48 @megrowave
editor @digzag
cinematographer @anumeha__
original score @rachikanayar

additionally featured Shireen Mathews
archival cinematography George Puthenkulam
additional cinematography @fakerayka
assistant editor @katrinspirido

post @cuttersstudios
post-producer @jayeayresbrown
sound @anothercountrystudios
sound design/mix @loganvines4
finishing @flavor.tv

color @assemblypost
supervising colorist @carretero.color
colorist @fontbullrich

special thanks
Ifeyinwa Arinze @judechehab @bedatridc @kyle.crichton @jotheshmo @ashgohhua @emmahuntington @jalena.kl @reenashah111 @goodjob_jenny @awpwriter @theiowawriterswksp @nationalbookfoundation

for in the making
executive producers Stanley Nelson, Marcia Smith @miguelegalama @moninavarro @themosaicman
supervising producer @robinderu
prod coordinator @myrakel.mov

a by the creek production
prod services by counsel media
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Link to view the film in bio

Sweet Refuge is now a @nownessasia Pick! Thank you @mikobborje for the thoughtful write up, sharing the stories and intentions behind the making of this sweet film - link in bio to read the full article and TO WATCH 🔗👀

« I wanted to show that beyond trends, myths or narratives, connection is the thing that endures. Beyond the material, our sense of solidarity, belonging and compassion with, and for, one another is what sustains us. » - @mmircat

Congratulations team!

Starring @laithnakli & @mahirakakkar

Written & Directed by @mmircat
Produced by @sara.balghonaim & @ayahamdan
Cinematography by @chheangkea
Production Design by @rheaaa24
Costumes @karenrboyer
Art Director @cloeskodnek
Composer @isa.najem
Colorist @alexia_films
Sound Design Lee Salevan

Cast
Waseem Alzer
Sean Hinckle @hinckle.sean
Shivani Shah @shivshah31
Odera Adimirah @oderaadimorah
Kristina Osterling
Maga Uzo
Galal Chater
Nigam Bhandari

Made possible with support from
@nyutisch
@kalustyans
@manoushehnyc
@islamicscholarshipfund

Learn more here 10mils.com/film/sweet-refuge
#nowness #nownesspicks #nownessasia #nownessasiapicks

Sweet Refuge is now a @nownessasia Pick! Thank you @mikobborje for the thoughtful write up, sharing the stories and intentions behind the making of this sweet film - link in bio to read the full article and TO WATCH 🔗👀

« I wanted to show that beyond trends, myths or narratives, connection is the thing that endures. Beyond the material, our sense of solidarity, belonging and compassion with, and for, one another is what sustains us. » - @mmircat

Congratulations team!

Starring @laithnakli & @mahirakakkar

Written & Directed by @mmircat
Produced by @sara.balghonaim & @ayahamdan
Cinematography by @chheangkea
Production Design by @rheaaa24
Costumes @karenrboyer
Art Director @cloeskodnek
Composer @isa.najem
Colorist @alexia_films
Sound Design Lee Salevan

Cast
Waseem Alzer
Sean Hinckle @hinckle.sean
Shivani Shah @shivshah31
Odera Adimirah @oderaadimorah
Kristina Osterling
Maga Uzo
Galal Chater
Nigam Bhandari

Made possible with support from
@nyutisch
@kalustyans
@manoushehnyc
@islamicscholarshipfund

Learn more here 10mils.com/film/sweet-refuge
#nowness #nownesspicks #nownessasia #nownessasiapicks

Sweet Refuge is now a @nownessasia Pick! Thank you @mikobborje for the thoughtful write up, sharing the stories and intentions behind the making of this sweet film - link in bio to read the full article and TO WATCH 🔗👀

« I wanted to show that beyond trends, myths or narratives, connection is the thing that endures. Beyond the material, our sense of solidarity, belonging and compassion with, and for, one another is what sustains us. » - @mmircat

Congratulations team!

Starring @laithnakli & @mahirakakkar

Written & Directed by @mmircat
Produced by @sara.balghonaim & @ayahamdan
Cinematography by @chheangkea
Production Design by @rheaaa24
Costumes @karenrboyer
Art Director @cloeskodnek
Composer @isa.najem
Colorist @alexia_films
Sound Design Lee Salevan

Cast
Waseem Alzer
Sean Hinckle @hinckle.sean
Shivani Shah @shivshah31
Odera Adimirah @oderaadimorah
Kristina Osterling
Maga Uzo
Galal Chater
Nigam Bhandari

Made possible with support from
@nyutisch
@kalustyans
@manoushehnyc
@islamicscholarshipfund

Learn more here 10mils.com/film/sweet-refuge
#nowness #nownesspicks #nownessasia #nownessasiapicks

Thrilled to announce that ✨Sarah Thankam Mathews: After All This✨ will premiere at Hot Springs Doc Film Fest and DOC NYC this Fall !! The documentary short will be part of #InTheMaking S3, produced by @pbsamericanmasters and @firelight_media for @pbs The series follows artists on their way to becoming maestros of their disciplines.
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Following the success of her debut novel, All This Could Be Different, author Sarah Thankam Mathews embarks on her second novel, drawing from imagination as well as her growing up between India and Oman. As Sarah excavates lost place and time, she must contend with the weight of truthful representation and the contradictions within her childhood memories.
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World Premiere @hsdff
Tues, Oct 22 @ 5pm
Hot Springs, Arkansas

NYC Premiere @docnycfest
Tues, Nov 19 @ 7:45pm
Village East by Angelika
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featuring @smathewss

director/producer @andrewnadkarni
producer @mmircat
co-producers @dev48 @megrowave
editor @digzag
cinematographer @anumeha__
original score @rachikanayar

additionally featured Shireen Mathews
archival cinematography George Puthenkulam
additional cinematography @fakerayka
assistant editor @katrinspirido

post @cuttersstudios
post-producer @jayeayresbrown
sound @anothercountrystudios
sound design/mix @loganvines4
finishing @flavor.tv

color @assemblypost
supervising colorist @carretero.color
colorist @fontbullrich

special thanks
Ifeyinwa Arinze @judechehab @bedatridc @kyle.crichton @jotheshmo @ashgohhua @emmahuntington @jalena.kl @reenashah111 @goodjob_jenny @awpwriter @theiowawriterswksp @nationalbookfoundation

for in the making
executive producers Stanley Nelson, Marcia Smith @miguelegalama @moninavarro @themosaicman
supervising producer Robinder Uppal
prod coordinator @myrakel.mov

a by the creek production
prod services by counsel media
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More info and tickets in bio

🟠 WATCH: ‘Sweet Refuge’ in the #linkinbio

Sweet Refuge courses a passionate Syrian baker as he spends his first Eid in the US attempting to sell the sweet he’s spent his lifetime perfecting: walnut baklava.

Starring
Laith Nakli @laithnakli
Mahira Kakkar @mahirakakkar
Waseem Alzer
Sean Hinckle
Sara Wali @therealswali
Shivani Shah @shivshah31
Odera Adimorah
Kristina Osterling
Maga Uzo
Galal Chater

Writer/Director - Maryam Mir @mmircat
Producers - Sara Balghonaim @sara__be Aya Hamdan @ayahamdan
Executive Producers - Laith Nakli @laithnakli Aelita Parker @aelitaparker
Associate Producers - Zakir Mir @thierry_zakaka Ziyad Shihadah, Bassel Zaouk @bassel.z , Matthew Williams
Director of Photography - Chheangkea Ieng @chheangkea
Assistant Director - Ifeyinwa Arinze @ifyarinzee
Assistant Camera - Anndi Liggett @seranndipity
Sound Mixer - Nicole Cone @nikki_cone
Gaffer - Aiman Morounfolu @aim_miko
Chris Del Rio Solorzano @xrisdelrio
Key Grip - Nigam Bhandari @nigam_of_np
Grip - Nada Bedair @nadabedair
Production Designer - Rhea D’Souza @rheaaa24
Costume Designer - Karen Boyer @karenrboyer
Art Director - Cloe Skodnek @cloeskodnek
Assistant Art Director - Jiaying Zhang

Unit Production Manager - Arthur Bassas
Production Assistants - Sara Bugaighis, Avinash Bhaya @_avibhaya Gurkirat Singh, Waleed Alqahtani @waleedkq Audrey Grace Romjue
On set Photographer - Ann Feletto
Translator - Sarah Aziza @sarahaziza17

Editor - Maryam Mir
Composer - Isa Najem @isa.najem
Sound Designer - Lee Salevan
Colorist - Alexia Salingaros
Title and Credits - Mariam Al Sairafi
Title inspired by Marhaf and Nawal Homsi

Made possible with support from Kalustyan’s, Dean CrossFit, Manousheh, Islamic Scholarship Fund @islamicscholarshipfund

a symphony of dancing hands

a symphony of dancing hands

a symphony of dancing hands

a symphony of dancing hands

a symphony of dancing hands

a symphony of dancing hands

a symphony of dancing hands

a symphony of dancing hands

a symphony of dancing hands

a symphony of dancing hands

sunshine & zine zine zine time 😌🌞✨ post-graduation & starting to dream again 💛
inspired by malakagharib’s mini-zines

sunshine & zine zine zine time 😌🌞✨ post-graduation & starting to dream again 💛
inspired by malakagharib’s mini-zines

sunshine & zine zine zine time 😌🌞✨ post-graduation & starting to dream again 💛
inspired by malakagharib’s mini-zines

sunshine & zine zine zine time 😌🌞✨ post-graduation & starting to dream again 💛
inspired by malakagharib’s mini-zines

sunshine & zine zine zine time 😌🌞✨ post-graduation & starting to dream again 💛
inspired by malakagharib’s mini-zines

sunshine & zine zine zine time 😌🌞✨ post-graduation & starting to dream again 💛
inspired by malakagharib’s mini-zines

sunshine & zine zine zine time 😌🌞✨ post-graduation & starting to dream again 💛
inspired by malakagharib’s mini-zines

sunshine & zine zine zine time 😌🌞✨ post-graduation & starting to dream again 💛
inspired by malakagharib’s mini-zines

sunshine & zine zine zine time 😌🌞✨ post-graduation & starting to dream again 💛
inspired by malakagharib’s mini-zines

sunshine & zine zine zine time 😌🌞✨ post-graduation & starting to dream again 💛
inspired by malakagharib’s mini-zines