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Shawafa

Synopsis

A woman, tormented to the point of madness by her lust for a man she works with, visits a Shawafa, a Moroccan witch, to find a cure. Has this man cast a spell on her, is she possessed by a bad jinn? Whatever it is, the woman, the Shawafa and her maid find their lives totally transformed by its presence.

Details

Year
2019
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
15 min
Format
2k
Director
Ashtar Al Khirsan
Producer
Marie Dong Wilcock
Co-Producer
Marcie MacLellan
Editor
Sian Fever
Screenwriter
Ashtar Al Khirsan
Director of Photography
Mary Farbrother
Production Designer
Adriana Faria
Sound
David Sohanpal, Doug Haywood
Composer
Joe Namy
Principal cast
Houda Echouafni, Souad Faress

Genre

LGBTQIA+ Woman Director Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Shh Productions

Serendipity Films

Marie Dong Wilcock
Room 929, The Old House
Shepperton Studios
Studios Road
TW17 0QD

Frank & Lively

Marcie MacLellan 
Top Floor Studio
119 Roman Road
London
E2 0QN
United Kingdom

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