SWEET REFUGE

Directed by Maryam Mir

Produced by Sara Balghonaim and Aya Hamdan

Cinematography by Chheangkea

A Syrian baker spends his first Eid in the US attempting to sell the sweet he has spent his lifetime perfecting: walnut baklava.

Jury Award Winner - Director’s Guild of America Student Awards ‘22

Inaugural Distribution Grant - Islamic Scholarship Fund ‘22

Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (World Premiere)

New York Asian Film Festival

BlackStar Film Festival

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Character Collage

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