The Chants
May Al Ghouti
Drama
2024
20 minutes
13+
Jordan
Arabic
English
On a scorching day in a forgotten neighborhood, three lives unveil behind closed doors; each dealing with loss, regret, and the weight of daily life. Above them, Mariam, a 70-year-old woman with dementia, clings to a childhood memory: a communal chant once sung to summon rain during drought. Branded as delusional by her neighbors, Mariam climbs to the roof and begins to chant. But as tensions inside each home reach a tipping point, her voice rises through the silence, steady and strange. One by one, the neighbors join her, their stories converging in a moment of healing, and hope.
May Ghouti is a Jordanian writer and filmmaker. In 2019, she joined Rawi Lab for screenwriters to develop her feature narrative, Landslide. In 2020, she directed her first short film, Huda, which won the inaugural edition of the Amman International Film Festival. In 2023, she produced and directed her second short film, The Chant, which premiered at the Cairo International Film Festival. She is currently developing her first feature film, Sound of the North.
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