film
selected works
*Current:
Orange Blossom
Orange Blossom (Narrative Short)
Zein & Sofia, lifelong friends and a well-oiled machine, stand at the precipice of uncharted life changes. They revel in the certainty of their Brooklyn apartment and one another's presence, while preparing to confront their diverging paths.
W/D: Alia Carita Tompkins
W/P: Nasma Kublawi
Starring: Salma Malhas & Hanna Shykind
Mama’s Fatteh
Mama’s Fatteh (Documentary Short)
From across the world, a mother teaches her daughter how to make her favorite Palestinian dish for Eid.
D: Alia Carita Tompkins
P: Nasma Kublawi
Screenings / Press:
Official Selection - Brooklyn Film Festival
Official Selection - Aesthetica Short Film Festival
Official Selection - Arab Film & Media Institute
“Mama’s Fatteh shows a daughter recreating her family’s fatteh recipe, while being guided by her mother’s voice from miles and miles away. The short is interwoven with old family photos that hold memory the same way a family recipe does. We pass down traditions and stories from generation to generation in order to keep our stories alive. […] Shot on Super 8 makes it feel all the more personal and timeless, as if you have been given the honor of getting a glimpse into a family’s keepsake.” — Photobook Magazine
Aquarius
Conceived and produced during the 2023 Kino Guarimba Residency in Amantea, Italy. Now in post-production.
On the last day of their holiday together, two sisters must face their diverging paths.
D: Alia Carita Tompkins
Starring Eleanor O’Brien & Sarah Griffin
Friends from Middle School
Friends from Middle School (Documentary Short)
D/P: Alia Carita Tompkins
Old friends who grew up together in the Middle East together, now find themselves in their mid-twenties in New York City. An interaction between the past and present self: a whimsical exploration of memory, identity and change through interview, medium format portraiture, and super 8 footage.
