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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 from an Arab perspective. 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, Japa
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