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Maysa

Maysa

A quiet visit forces Maysa and her stoic Iraqi mother to confront what’s long been left unspoken

2025 · 11 min · Drama

Maysa unfolds over a single afternoon as a young woman and her stoic middle eastern mother navigate the quiet tension of a long-held silence. As memories of migration and girlhood surface in fractured flashbacks, their unspoken history begins to unravel. A tender, restrained portrait of love, resilience, and the things women carry - even when they no longer have to.

Directed by Roxie Mohebbi

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