Ya Mejana

DIRECTOR

Mahdi Mousawi

RUN TIME

14 min

LANGUAGE

Arabic

YEAR

2021

Country

Lebanon

Genre

Drama, Short

Cast

Issam Al Ashkar (Abu Melhem), Anis Nasserdine (Nader)

English Subtitles

Yes

Synopsis

A film that deals with the Lebanese ‘Mawwal’, traditional songs sometimes described as “The Lebanese Blues”. And if anyone has earned the right to sing The Blues, it’s the people of Lebanon!

A song style directly linked with the Lebanese soul and their relationship to the land. A relationship manifested by the story of Nader, a young man in his twenties, and Abu Melhem Al-Turathi, a man in his sixties, as they spend time together.

A poignant clash between the old world and new, as a spiritual batten is passed from one to the other.

Screening: Sunday, 28 August 2022, 2.45pm — Bankstown Arts Centre

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