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

Cover photo credits
Lina Ghotmeh — Architecture
Genre
Short film, first film
Status
In production
Director
Ahmad Attar
Writers
Ahmad Attar and Margaux Dieudonné
With the support of
The Normandy region of France
French National Centre for Cinema
The city of Paris