Plum Season
Spring Grants 2019 - Development Stage
Rim Mejdi / Feature Narrative / Morocco, Qatar / Original Language: Darija / Interests: Women, Coming of age, Drama, Social Issues, Fantasy, Youth
Synopsis
Nouha, a 16-year-old teenager, lives in a close relationship with her mother. Her father reappears after a long absence, disturbing the balance of the household. Nouha spends time wandering in the streets on her scooter with a group of bikers lead by Amine and Omar, two teenagers with whom she escapes to the Atlas Mountains after she discovers her parents remarried behind her back. They drive by scooters to the heights of the Grand Atlas, and Nouha disguises herself as a boy to escape the attention of the conservative village. The group of teenagers live in a small house belonging to Omar’s uncle, spending their time between the river and the forest. Nouha then encounters supernatural forces that affect her reality as she goes through a spiritual transformation that has irreversible consequences on her body and soul.
Credits
- Director
- Rim Mejdi
- Screenwriter
- Rim Mejdi
- Producer
- Nabil Merrouch
- Production Company
- Tifaw Films
About the Director
Rim Mejdi was born in Marrakech, Morocco. She attended the School of Visual Arts Marrakech, where she earned a B.A. and an M.A. in film directing. Her short film ‘Out of Town’ was screened at several festivals, including Locarno, Cairo International Film Festival, and Carthage Film Festival, among many others. She has participated in numerous festivals and markets, including FID Marseille 2015, Locarno Filmmakers Academy 2015, Berlinale Talents Short Film Stations 2016, Torino Film Lab 2017, Film Independent Global Media Makers 2018, Atlas Workshops Marrakech International Film Festival 2018, CineGouna Platform 2019, and the Realness Pan-African Residency and Durban FilmMart in 2020 and 2021. She is currently developing ‘Plum Season’, her first feature fiction film. Rim has also written and directed her first hybrid play-installation, ‘Eternity’. Her film ‘Children’s Game’ was screened at Through Women’s Eyes Film Festival (USA), Vancouver Independent Film Festival (Canada), Toronto International Women Film Festival (Canada), Red Sea International Film Festival (2021), and Carthage Film Festival (2022).