The Road

The Road

2024
15m
0.0

0.0/10

0 votes

"The Road"

Overview

The Road is a deeply personal experimental film by Jana Hammoudeh, chronicling her journey as a nomadic soul, always on the move yet never truly belonging. Shot across three separate road trips, the film blends visual poetry with intimate monologues in multiple languages, reflecting the fragmented nature of the protagonist’s life. The film’s segments—Leaving Amman, Scrambled Eggs, and Postcards to a Friend—explore themes of love, loss, and freedom. The first segment, set in Amman, presents a conflicted relationship with home, inspired by Charles Bukowski’s Let It Enfold You. The second, in French, revisits past romances, while the third, narrated in Kazakh and Urdu, contemplates departure and longing. Through dreamlike cinematography and raw reflections, The Road captures the bittersweet beauty of transient nature of life and self-discovery.

Status: Released

Budget: $2,000

Language: EN

Production Information

Spoken Languages
Arabic French Kazakh Urdu

Quick Facts

Release Date June 20, 2024
Status Released
Language EN

Cast

Dilara Mustapina
Dilara Mustapina

Yemeen Khalid
Yemeen Khalid

Jude Hammoudeh
Jude Hammoudeh

Mahamoud Traore
Mahamoud Traore

Key Crew

Jana Hammoudeh
Director
Jana Hammoudeh
Writer