Asmahan Bkerat
THE ORACLE
This documentary follows Hasna, a 14 year old growing up in Petra’s ancient caves, balancing teenage life with the responsibilities of her community. Guided by her two grandmothers, she navigates daily routines, sheep, and tourists, all while an encroaching threat looms over their secluded home, challenging the continuity of their ancestral life.
Biography
Asmahan Bkerat is a Palestinian-Jordanian documentary filmmaker. She started her career as a photographer and social justice advocate. Bkerat’s first short documentary BADRYA won the Jury Prize for Best MiniDoc at the Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival. She is currently directing /producing her first feature-length documentary, CONCRETE LAND and producing the feature doc HARVEST MOON, and IF THESE STONES COULD TALK alongside a few other short doc films. She is an alumna of Sundance, Hot Docs, IDFA, DFI, SDI, The Whickers, The American Film Showcase, Cannes Docs, Dhaka Doc Lab, DMZ, Doc Edge, AIDC and IMS.