Between the Silence & the Noise

10 minutes
Sara Balkis
Drama
2025
Canada

English and Arabic

Julia, a young Lebanese-Canadian journalism student, lives with and cares for her reserved grandfather Antoine. After attending a class on the Lebanese Civil War, she is moved by her professor’s stories and images—especially one photograph of a woman who seems strangely familiar.

Her questions unsettle her professor, who evades answering. Determined to uncover the truth, Julia searches through old documents and photos at home. When her grandfather returns from his evening stroll, Julia reaches out for the first time to ask about his past in Lebanon—and finally learns the hidden fate of her grandmother.

A moving short about memory, silence, and intergenerational trauma.

Cast: Tracy Hawchar, Hanna El-Sayyagh, Petre Batakliev

Canadian Premiere