Aréata

A psychodrama short film that tells a story of a once happy, newlywed couple who wake up to find themselves in a battle against desolation because they're unable to have a child. Still holding onto the love in his heart, the husband struggled to uncloud the depression upon his wife.

It’s a big day for seven-year-old Hussein. He gets up early and instructs his driver to take him to the Ministry of Finance, where he insists on meeting with the Minister in order to ask him a Very Important Question.

After his parents’ split and his sister’s mysterious death, Yousef, engulfed in emotional detachment and loneliness, discovers he can manifest folklore entities, easing his isolation and revealing secrets untold.