In present day Beirut, pregnant Layal, accompanied by her best friend, drives through the night to a clandestine abortion clinic.
Year of production 2023 Length 16' CountryLebanon/Germany Shooting Format Digital Aspect Ratio CinemaScope, 2.39:1 Dialogue Arabic Director Remi Itani Producers Janina Sara Hennemann, Aya Nabulsi, Matthias Greving, Remi Itani Production Kinescope Film Screenwriter Remi Itani CinematographerSebastián Lojo Editor Julien Testa SoundMichael Manzke Sound Design Tiargo Cardos, Dinis Henriques Composer Andrès Castaño Music Ayat Cast Nazha Harb, Layal Ghossain, Rea Gemayel, Chadi Khalil
Festival selections Shorts International Film Festival 2023, Italy - World Premiere Omladinski Film Festival 2023, Bosnia and Herzegovina Batroun Mediterranean Film Festival 2023, Lebanon Fantastic Fest 2023, USA Hamptons International Film Festival 2023, USA Madani International Film Festival 2023, Indonesia Contemporanea International Film Festival 2023, Italy Cinemed - Festival Cinema Mediterranéen Montpellier 2023, France Hell de Janeiro Film Festival 2023, Brazil Still Voices Film Festival 2023, Ireland Exground Filmfest 2023, Germany Macau International Short Film Festival 2023 London Short Film Festival 2024, UK Ismailia International Film Festival 2024, Egypt Beirut International Women Film Festival 2024, Lebanon Ferfilm Festival 2024, Kosovo
