Film

Where I Couldn't Follow

Director

Lea Zein

Year

2026

Some goodbyes are denied. Some are reclaimed

After the sudden death of her grandfather, Lara, a defiant young Lebanese woman in her early twenties, is confronted with grief she doesn’t know how to process. As she navigates the rituals of mourning within her community, she is repeatedly held back by traditions that dictate where she can go and what she is allowed to do as a woman