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Born in the Maelstrom
By
Meryam JoobeurDuration
28 MIN
Language
English
Subtitles
French
Country
Quebec
Year
2017
Synopsis
Born in the Maelstrom tells the impressionistic journey of a young biracial woman named Rebecca as she struggles to find her identity in a world shaped by her black mother's painful past.
Direction
Meryam Joobeur
Meryam Joobeur is a Tunisian American filmmaker based in Montréal. She is a graduate of Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema in Montréal and directed her first film Gods, Weeds & Revolutions (2012), exploring memory through Alzheimer’s and the Tunisian revolution winning multiple awards including Best Canadian Documentary at the DOXA Documentary Film Festival.
Camera
Gonneville Vincent
Editing
Mills Jacquelyn
Farkas Bolla Sophie
Sound designer
Cloutier Frédéric
Screenplay
Joobeur Meryam
Cast
Glave Karen
Lane Sasha
Original Title
Born in the Maelstrom
