Molokhia

DIRECTOR

James El-Azzi

RUN TIME

4 minutes

LANGUAGE

English + Arabic with English Subtitles

YEAR

2025

Country

Australia

English Subtitles

Yes

Genre

Documentary, Local, Short

Cast

Bernadette Kazzi

Classification

Restricted to persons aged 15 years and over unless accompanied by an adult

Synopsis

Molokhia is a tender short film capturing a grandmother teaching her granddaughter to cook a traditional Lebanese dish. As the recipe unfolds, so do layers of memory, with subtle flashes of Lebanon’s civil war interrupting the quiet of the kitchen. Inspired by the filmmaker’s mother, Molokhia explores cultural inheritance, resilience, and the unseen ways history lingers in everyday rituals.

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