Henet Ward

Spoken: Arabic. Subtitles: English.

Halima, a Sudanese henna artist living in Egypt, is asked by al well-off family to prepare the bride-to-be for her wedding. Her seven-year-old daughter Ward accompanies her and starts to wander around in the house. Under the eyes of the girl, the relationship between the two women changes from complicity to suddenly unveiled tensions.

Nominated for YAFMA 2021.