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Farah - UK PREMIERE

(dir. Kenton & Hassiba Freiha-Oxley)

Part of CINECITY film festival

When pre-med student, Lina, starts experiencing severe reoccurring nightmares, her life begins to crumble and she is then sent home to Beirut, Lebanon. She is prescribed the controversial antidepressant ‘Xapa’ - also known in its illegal form as ‘Joy’ - to help her recover.

However, as Lina’s alarming nightmares continue to worsen and a link between them and her birth mother, Farah, becomes clear, she sets out on a quest to uncover a web of family secrets which will lead her to a shattering ultimate truth

Awards for Farah:

Chelsea Film Festival (New York) – Jury Prize

Alexandrea Film Festival – Best Film, Best Production Design

LFF Canada - Audience Award for Best Feature Film

Organised by Dr Khalid Ali as part of Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) 20^th Anniversary Celebrations

Professor Bobbie Farsides (BSMS) will be in conversation with directors Kenton & Hassiba Freiha-Oxley following the screening