Writer / Director
After failing to obtain a travel visa to meet her family, Nadia finds herself stuck in a moral dilemma.
Won the UCLA Directors Spotlight Award 2018.
Won Hollywood Foreign Press Association Award.
Won Delia Salvi Memorial Award.
Starring Nadia Hamzeh, Meedo Taha, Joesph Haddad and Justin Phillip
Writer / Director Hanadi Elyan
Producer Nathan Bennett
DOP Michael Thomas
List of festivals
Austin Film Festival 2017 - Nominated for The Oscar Qualifying Best Short Film, USA.
Cannes Short Film Corner 2018 - Selected, France.
UCLA Festival - Won The Directors Spotlight Award 2018 in The Directors Guild of America, USA.
Carthage Film Festival 2018 - Nominated for best Arab Film, Tunisia.
20MinMax Film Festival 2018 - Nominated for Best Short Film, Germany.
Downtown Los Angeles Film Festival 2018 - Nominated for best director and screenwriter, USA.
MiniKino Film Week 2018 - Official Selection, Indonesia.
San Diego Arab Film Festival 2019 - Official Selection, USA.
Female Filmmakers Film Festival Berlin 2019 - Nominated for best film, Germany.
Los Angeles Festival of Cinema 2019 - Won Special Mention, USA.
Arabisches Film Festival 2019 - Official Selection, Germany.
HollyShorts Monthly Screenings 2019- Selected, USA.
The Lift-Off Sessions 2019 - Selected, USA
Arab Film Festival @ Arab American National Museum 2019 - Official Selection, USA.
OC Fiesta Film Festival 2019 - Official Selection, USA
Elia Film Festival 2019 - Nominated for best short film, Jerusalem.
Festival internacional Signos da Noite 2020 - Official Selection, Portugal.