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Frayed Roots
Frayed Roots

FRAYED ROOTS

Directed by Nay Tabbara
United States, Lebanon, 2020
Short

Synopsis

When her father passes, Raya, a free-spirited expat, returns to Lebanon for the first time in a decade. Before attending his burial, she must confront the family matriarch, Aunt Wafaa. As she challenges the rituals of grieving, Raya finds herself on the outskirts of a world she once called home.

Synopsis

When her father passes, Raya, a free-spirited expat, returns to Lebanon for the first time in a decade. Before attending his burial, she must confront the family matriarch, Aunt Wafaa. As she challenges the rituals of grieving, Raya finds herself on the outskirts of a world she once called home.