Mawtini (My Homeland)
Short Film | Drama | Digital | Colour
Nawal, a young grieving Palestinian woman, forms an unlikely friendship with Tanya, an older Indigenous woman, becoming an accomplice to her guerilla gardening on the lawn of their apartment building. Together they battle with middle management to make it to harvest.
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY: FATEEMA AL-HAMAYDEH MILLER
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: NICK HAIGHT
PRODUCTION DESIGNER: ASHLEY DEVEREUX
PRODUCED BY: MALACHI ELLIS & KEVIN DONG
EDITED BY: MARIANA URRUTIA
MUSIC BY: AMINE BOUZAHER
RENA DINE AS NAWAL
MONIQUE MOJICA AS TANYA
Mawtini (My Homeland) was produced in 2023 through the Canadian Film Centre’s Norman Jewison Film Program
Official Selection
Reelworld Film Festival (2024)
Cleveland Palestine Film Festival (2024)
Boston Palestine Film Festival (2024)
Red Nation International Film Festival (2024)
Reel Asian International Film Festival (2024)
Silver Wave Film Festival (2024)
Karama Human Rights Film Festival (2024)
Regent Park Film Festival (2024)
Available Light Film Festival (2025) - Best Canadian Short: Special Mention*
Gem Fest (2025)
Māoriland Film Festival (2025)
Poppy Jasper International Film Festival (2025)
Chicago Palestine Film Festival (2025)
Sundar Prize Film Festival (2025)
Capital City Film Festival (2025)
