Memory Box

Drama · 2021

Maia, a single mother, lives in Montreal with her teenage daughter, Alex. On Christmas Eve, they receive an unexpected delivery: notebooks, tapes, and photos Maia sent to her best friend from 1980’s Beirut. Maia refuses to open the box or confront its memories, but Alex secretly begins diving into it. Between fantasy and reality, Alex enters the world of her mother’s tumultuous, passionate adolescence during the Lebanese civil war, unlocking mysteries of a hidden past.

Starring

Manal Issa, Carole Scotta, Rim Turki, Sarah Teper, Joana Hadjithomas, Paloma Vauthier, Khalil Joreige, Clémence Sabbagh, Tina Baz, Hassan Akil

Director

Joana Hadjithomas