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.
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
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