Zawaya

Wanting a better life for herself and her child, Amani decides to flee Lebanon. Her journey unravels impossible choices and sacrifices only a Mother can make.

Forced to abandon her education at 18 to marry her cousin, Raeda navigates life with an unloving husband as two of her children are diagnosed with a rare genetic disease. Through intimate family testimonies and visits to significant locations from her past, this short documentary explores a chapter of Raeda's life, offering a rare glimpse into Jordan's Christian social fabric in the 1990s.