DON'T GET TOO COMFORTABLE


DON'T GET TOO COMFORTABLE

Shaima Al Tamimi - Yemen


Synopsis

An introspective letter to my late grandfather where I question the continuing pattern of movement among Yemenis in the diaspora. The film merges archival photographs, parallax animations, abstract videos to create a set of audiovisual works that draws attention to the collective feeling.



Film details

Type : Documentary
Duration : 9 min
Year of production : 2021
Country : Yemen
Director : Shaima Al Tamimi





Shaima Al Tamimi

Shaima Al-Tamimi is a Yemeni-East African visual storyteller based in the GCC. Her work explores themes of migration, identity culture through introspection and a deeply rooted documentary approach.