Description
Runtime: 1 hr 55 min | Adventure, Drama
Directed by Shahad Ameen | Written by Shahad Ameen
Starring Baraa Alem, Khairia Nazmi, Nawaf Al-Dhafiri
This feature-length fiction film by Saudi director Shahad Ameen, *Hijra* (2025), is a dramatic adventure film that follows Sitti, a Saudi grandmother, as she travels from Taif to Mecca to perform the Hajj with her two granddaughters, Janna and Sarah. When Sarah suddenly goes missing, Sitti embarks on a quest across Saudi Arabia, from the south to the northern borders, to find her. Premiered in the Spotlight section at the 2025 Venice Film Festival, the film was subsequently selected to represent Saudi Arabia at the 2026 Oscars.
-> Followed by a cocktail reception and musical performance at Espace Les Néréides; free admission.
