MY LOVE AWAITS ME BY THE SEA
synopsis
A woman embarks on a journey from Jordan back to Palestine to find her imaginary lover Hasan, a deceased poet and illustrator. Through his fantasy world she discovers the remnants of hope in characters living under occupation. This film is a personal account of displacement, taking the filmmaker on a near impossible first journey back to her country of origin. Along the way, she meets characters, searching for her Hasan in every one of them; characters that don't conform to the prevailing realities, instead creating their own personal comfort zones in order to survive under despairing conditions.
international title: | My Love Awaits Me by the Sea |
original title: | Habibi bistanan and al bahar |
country: | Jordan, Palestine, Germany, Qatar |
year: | 2013 |
genre: | documentary |
directed by: | Mais Darwazah |
film run: | 80' |
release date: | CA 07/09/2013 |
screenplay: | Mais Darwazah |
cinematography by: | Arlette Girardot, Joude Gorani |
film editing: | Vartan Avakian |
music: | Cynthia Zaven |
producer: | Rula Nasser |
production: | Mengamuk Films, Imaginarium Films |
backing: | The Arab Fund for Arts & Culture, Hikma Pharmaceuticals, Doha Film Institute, Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program & Fund, Symbiosis Designs, The Royal Film Commission Jordan |