Doha Film Institute
A utopian social experiment has erased historical trauma from memory. But someone wants Alia to remember.
Bethlehem, 30 years after an eco-apocalypse. Alia lives a peaceful life with her husband, unaware of the utopian experiment they are part of that has erased memories of a traumatic past. However, memories begin to haunt Alia—memories of a history no one else seems to remember. While everyone else remains content, Alia's desperate search for the truth alienates her from the community. She must choose: remember and face whatever comes with it, or let go forever.

Credits

Director
Larissa Sansour
Screenwriter
Søren Lind
Producer
Anne Köhncke, Monica Hellström
Production Company
Ström Pictures, Falkun Films, Modern Films
Cast
Hiam Abbass, Maisa Abd Elhadi, Sofia Danu, Fadi Abdel Shafi

About the Director

Larissa Sansour
Larissa Sansour, born in 1973 in East Jerusalem, studied fine arts in London, New York, and Copenhagen. Known for using science fiction to address social and political issues, she works across film, installations, photography, and sculpture. Sansour represented Denmark at the 58th Venice Biennale in 2019, and her work has been shown at institutions such as Tate Modern, MoMA, Centre Pompidou, and B
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