A young Palestinian girl will do whatever it takes to buy a birthday cake. Eleven year-old Mariam begs her mother for extra money to buy a cake at the local bakery. Her mother begrudgingly relents, but when Mariam arrives at the bakery, she realizes that she still doesn’t have enough. Determined to get the cake, she sets out to brave the obstacles of Palestine in conflict and land some cash. What begins as a simple trip to the bakery turns into a journey that depicts not only the subtle tensions of a politically charged environment, but also illustrates the grief that can result from growing up under occupation.

AWARDS

• Prix de la Presse & Mention Spéciale du Jury, Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival
• Special Jury Award & BAFTA Award for Excellence, Aspen Shortsfest
• Gold Muhr Award for Best Short Film, Dubai International Film Festival
• Ministry of Culture’s Golden Prize for Best Short Film, Cairo International Film Festival for Children
• Silver Hawk Award for Best Short Film, Arab Film Festival Rotterdam
• Jury Award, Best Family Film, Big Bear Lake International Film Festival

FESTIVALS

• Sundance Film Festival
• Berlin International Film Festival
• Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival
• Aspen Shortsfest
• Dubai International Film Festival
• Cairo International Film Festival for Children
• Arab Film Festival Rotterdam
• Bear Lake International Film Festival
• South by Southwest Film Festival
• Edinburgh International Film Festival
• Chicago International Children’s Film Festival
• Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films

Screened in the Palestine Films and Forum session featuring special guest speakers. For more detail please view NEWS.