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In her father’s absence, a young Qatari woman takes it upon herself to pollinate the date trees in her garden for the summer harvest.
With the garden deteriorating in her father's absence, Noor, a young Qatari woman, realizes that the date palms will go barren without pollination. Taking matters into her own hands, she seeks out a way to pollinate the palms at home and ensure a date harvest come summer.

Credits

Director
Nadia Al-Khater
Screenwriter
Nadia Al-Khater
Producer
Justin Kramer
Production Company
The Film House

About the Director

Nadia Al-Khater
Nadia Al-Khater is a Qatari filmmaker drawn to innovative storytelling. Her early passion for filmmaking inspired her to direct after graduating from Georgetown University. She wrote and directed the short drama-thriller ‘This Is Not a Drill’ (2019) with The Film House. Her photograph Djurgården 10 has been exhibited at GroundSeeSaw in Seoul, South Korea, and Tokyo, Japan. She directed the 2022 br
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