Terrae motus

Ahmad Attar

Synopsis

Farah, a Syrian architect living in exile in Paris, is working on a new project in the Paris suburbs. As she throws herself into her work, her new life is turned upside down when she learns that an earthquake has struck Syria. Her mother is missing and her past comes flooding back. Between urban reconstruction and personal quest, Farah seeks to rebuild what has collapsed within her.

Credits

Genre
Short film, first film
Status
In writing
Director
Ahmad Attar
Writers
Ahmad Attar, Margaux Dieudonné
With the support of
French National Centre for Cinema (residency grant from)
The Normandy region of France (development fund)