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Maysa

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Maysa

"A quiet visit forces Maysa and her stoic Iraqi mother to confront what’s long been left unspoken"

2025

0h 11m

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Overview

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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6 featured cast members

Starring

Hanah Tayeb

Maysa

Mirabai Pease

Mirabai Pease

Young Mama

Sherin Darwish

Mama

Arlo Green

Arlo Green

Baba

Mark Mitchinson

Mark Mitchinson

Brian

Julia Elsoukkary

Young Maysa

Creative team

Directed by: Roxie Mohebbi
Produced by: Betty Scott Molloy

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