Mohammad Ahmed Fikree

The drama of a mother and her children planning a desperate escape from a scary, hungry beast that preys on them is captured in this short animation film.

The hunter finds a mysterious girl living with the beast in the deep forest.

Living in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE, a conservative society, Maitha has a small and seemingly simple dream of swimming in the sea that she frequents. She struggles to avoid agonizing encounters in public due to her veil and society's awareness of her gender. But, fear of judgment is her biggest obstacle of all.