In typical Arab fashion and on the prowl for lady suitors, Roula invites Zeina and her daughter Reem over for an Arabic coffee matinee. When young Reem is encouraged to participate in a coffee cup reading ritual, she gets more than she bargained for.
In true Lovecraftian fashion, the ritual goes awry – she can no longer unsee what she now sees; she can no longer un-hear what she now hears, and things will never be the same again.
Cast
Amira Al-Shanti, Rania Kurdi, Faten Omary, Hugh Meyer
Crew
Screenwriter: Amal Al-Agroobi
DOP: Beatriz Delgado Mena
Editor: Will Fletcher and Shawn Briggs
Sound: Stefania Fantini
Original Title: Subhiyeh
Production Company(ies):
Backscatter Productions
Kusini Productions
Producer(s):
Isabella Speaight
Catherine White
Arab Women Artists Now (AWAN) Film Festival, UK
Malmö Arab Film Festival, Sweden