SWEET LIME
2023 / Narrative Short / Childhood, Coming-of-Age
Directed by Fatema Abdoolcarim
Cinematography by Kayla Tong
Produced by Sophia Shek
Ten-year-old Amra accompanies her mother to pick up her aunt, Hawra, from the airport. Pretending to be asleep on the car ride back, Amra eavesdrops on the women’s conversation, learning intimate details of her aunt’s troubling marriage.
Festivals
UK Premiere / North East International Film Festival 2024
Canadian Premiere / Breakthroughs Film Festival 2024
North American Premiere / San Diego Asian Film Festival 2024
Hong Kong Premiere / Short Film Competition at Hong Kong Asian Film Festival (HKAFF) 2024
German Premiere / Short Film Competition at Female Filmmakers Festival Berlin 2024 / Special Mention
Asian Premiere / Osaka Asian Film Festival 2024 / Special Mention in the Housen Short Film Award
World Premiere / Official Short Film Competition at ZINEBI'65 International Festival of Documentary and Short Film of Bilbao 2023