In Need of Catharsis (2021)

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• 2021
• Tiana Maria Taraseviciute
• Athena Potamianos
• Randa el Hamouti

23-year-old Qetsiyah visits the apartment where she lived with her mother Alya, until Alya ended her life when Qetsiyah was 11 years old. We follow Qetsiyah during her first confrontation with this space and the presence that lingers inside, this palpable presence turns out to be Alya's spirit. During Qetsiyah's visit, Alya leads her around the apartment to different objects and places, through this way Alya tries to reminisce with her daughter of their life together before her death. Throughout the film, conversations and confrontations take place between the physical presence (Qetsiyah) and the spiritual presence (Alya.