SYNOPSIS
When filmmaker Eiman Mirghani’s father texts her with news that he’s lost his job, it doesn’t just mean goodbye to the family home of 30+ years in Doha – it sparks an unexpected journey into memory, identity, and what “home” really means.
Country of Production: Sudan / Qatar
Year: 2025
Runtime: 10 min
Language: Arabic, English
Awards & Selections: Best Director – Doha Film Institute (November 2025)
Biography
Eiman Mirghani is a Sudanese filmmaker based in Qatar. Upon graduating with a BA in Film and Media Studies from the University of Nottingham, she has worked on numerous short films in the MENA region as director and producer. Eiman is the founder and senior producer of FilmMENA, a production house that aims to assist and elevate filmmakers from the Middle East and North Africa. In 2021, she produced the short Sudanese film Al-Sit, which became qualified for the Academy Awards. Her second short, The Bleaching Syndrome, was directed under the mentorship of world-renowned filmmaker Rithy Panh, as was her latest short, Villa 187, made as part of the Doha Film Institute's Documentary Lab Fellowship.
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