DUE TO LOVE
Logline
After living in Europe for some time, a young woman visits her Middle-Eastern family for just one dinner. But the past haunts her with memories of her unspoken lesbian relationship. How much longer can she hold it together?
Director's Note
This film is quite personal. I had the necessity to speak about certain taboos that really haunted me, and channelled them into my Graduation Film, also to dig deep into why we hurt the ones we love the most, and learn to understand them, regardless of the moral gap.
I don't think the topic of queerness in the Middle-East is shown enough in movies, and I'm happy I had the chance to have my own share of it.
• • •
DUE TO LOVE (2023-2024)
Short Fiction Film | Drama | Berlin, Germany
Cast
Father - Bassam Dawoud
Mother - Sirine Malas
Daughter - Elisa Ward
Son - Alexandre Ward
Crew
Direction
Writer Director Elisa Ward
Co-Director Rabi' Kiwan1
Assistant Director Sigridur Gylfadottir
Script Continuity Leonor Brandao
Editor Elisa Ward
Camera
Cameraman/DoP Victor Moroianu
1. Camera assistant Victor Moroianu
2. Camera assistant Mira Yalinkilic
DIT Victor Moroianu
LightGaffer Anastasiya Plotnikova
SparkPietro Bergamasco
Grip Indrarup Bhattacharya
Sound
Film sound recorder & engineer Jonathan Guillet
1. Film sound assistant James Waweru
Mixing engineer Jonathan Guillet
Sound designer Jonathan Guillet
Production Design
Set Designer Araike Dasilva
Painter Araike Dasilva
Set Designer Assistant Mame Sarpong
Standby Art Director Leonor BrandaoCostume
Design Luisa Rodriguez
Driver Sigridur Gylfadottir
Producer
Elisa Ward
Production company
MetFilm School Berlin