My Favorite Fabric
By Gaya Jiji
Country: France, Germany, Turkey
Language: Arabic
Original title: Mon Tissu Préféré
Casting: Manal Issa, Ula Tabari, Souraya Baghdadi
Production year: 2018
Runtime: 01h35
Production company: Gloria Films Production
Damascus, Spring 2011. It’s the early stages of the revolution. 25-year-old Nahla is torn between her desire for freedom and the hope of leaving the country thanks to her arranged marriage with Samir, a Syrian expatriate in the USA. When he chooses her younger, more docile sister Myriam, Nahla finds refuge at her neighbor’s, the mysterious Ms Jiji.
Cannes IFF 2018 – Un Certain Regard
Athens IFF 2018 – Women & Equality Section
Twin Cities Arab Film Festival 2018
Film Fest Gent 2018 – ExploreZone Competition
Arab FF 2018 San Francisco & Los Angeles – Best Narrative Competition
São Paulo IFF 2018 – New Filmmakers Competition
Mostra de Valencia 2018 – Informative Section
Glasgow Feminist Arts FF 2018
Göteborg FF 2019 – New Voices
Schermi d’Amore FF 2019
Arab Film Festival Rotterdam 2018
