Until mina

Directed by Mahdi Arhami

Synopsis:
This film is about a woman who tries to get back what she's lost, despite facing pressure from outside forces. Along the way, she meets the people who put her in this situation.

Director Statement:
As Middle East, the place I was born in, is where there are more definitions and policies for gender than for being human. Since birth, the clash of these meanings in my daily life and work has confused me about existence and gender. A bewildered being in its narrow channels of tradition and history. In this exploration, I have seen many women and listened to their voices, wanting to portray them. In this geography, despite all the adversities, women are merely used as tools for reproduction, relegating their status from creative personalities and life-givers to a lower position. This film depicts a woman whom we watch in our daily lives, but we only witness a moment of her life. We don't know her story, but we hear and see her suffering and emotions. Initially, the film portrays the power of a woman to survive in the worst conditions and the damages she witnesses from her environment. Then, attention shifts to the impact of policies and decisions of the elites on shaping the lives of young generations. Finally, by questioning the policy that sees a woman merely as a tool for reproduction, it completes its narrative.