Director: Leen Kanan
Short | Fiction | PS | Production

Synopsis:
At a tense military checkpoint, a Palestinian truck driver’s life is threatened when he reaches for his fallen prayer beads, but his small act of courage turns fear into a silent uprising, reclaiming dignity from the routine of oppression.

Leen Kanan is a Palestinian filmmaker. She graduated in 2022 from the American University of Sharjah with a BA in Multimedia Design. Since then, she has been building her path in cinema through work as a camera assistant, assistant director, and editor. Her experience includes working as a second assistant director on Passing Dreams by Rashid Masharawi. She is currently directing her first short fiction film, Trash.