Synopsis:
A geologic girl stuck in the middle of the desert looking for a way to survive, embarks on a spiritual journey with her father and lives parallel moments between the hope of survival and her internal rejection of inevitable fates.
Zeina is the only survivor among a group of geologists who faced a flash flood while surveying in the middle of the desert. Zeina is in the final stage of trying to survive after spending several days lost in the desert, with a serious injury in her foot.
Accompanying her on the way to search for help is her father "Naji", with whom she lives parallel moments between her suffering in the desert and the conflict with him because he has left her earlier. Naji stays with Zeina as a companion on the journey, at the same time, he comforts her by telling stories and lullabies day and night, while carving on a small rock that he holds in his hand.
In the moments of her surrender after losing all means of escape, Zeina decides to approach Naji and reconcile with him, and before Naji disappears again, he tells her the end of the riddle he was talking about throughout their walk, and he gives her the little rock he's been carving for so long, so they can reach Closure.
Director - Mooney Abu Samra
Mooney Abu Samra began her career in the field of filmmaking in 2013 by participating in several intensive workshops with the Royal Film Commission in short fiction films, documentaries and editing over 3 years. She started working as an editor in 2016 and until now, in documentaries, short films, commercial and tourism advertisements with various parties, such as TV channels, international refugee organizations, nature protection organizations, and production companies. She wrote and directed the short film “Closure”, which was produced late 2022, and she’s currently developing her first feature film “ Detour”