“A quiet visit forces Maysa and her stoic Iraqi mother to confront what’s long been left unspoken”
Maysa unfolds over a single afternoon as a young woman and her stoic middle eastern mother navigate the quiet tension of a long-held silence. As memories of migration and girlhood surface in fractured flashbacks, their unspoken history begins to unravel. A tender, restrained portrait of love, resilience, and the things women carry - even when they no longer have to.
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Cast
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Hanah Tayeb
Maysa
Also in
Blue Murder Motel
KILL ROOM
Mirabai Pease
Young Mama
Known for
Evil Dead Rise
Sherin Darwish
Mama
No other roles listed
Arlo Green
Baba
Known for
Nautilus
M3GAN
Mark Mitchinson
Brian
Known for
The Shannara Chronicles
Evil Dead Rise
Julia Elsoukkary
Young Maysa
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Roxie Mohebbi Director · Joseph Griffen Cinematographer Andy Hawksford Editor
Budget $10K · First release October 11, 2025 · Produced in New Zealand, Australia
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Budget
$10,000
Production
Topdown Productions
Production
New Zealand · Australia
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Arabic · English
Release dates
New Zealand · October 11, 2025
Premiere · Show Me Shorts Festival
No release date listed for United States.
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