Born in the Maelstrom
Costume Designer
Inspired by the novel 'Naissance de Rebecca à l'ère des tourments' by Québécoise author Marie-Claire Blais, this short film adaptation is the story of Rebecca, an eighteen-year-old biracial girl, who is bound in an imaginary world shaped by her black mother's painful past.
Written and Directed by Meryam Joobeur; Starring Sasha Lane, Karen Glave and Sam Ashe Arnold; Cinematography by Vincent Gonneville; Film Editing by Sophie Farkas Bollas and Jacquelyn Mills; Production Design and Art Direction by Valérie-Jeanne Mathieu; Costume Design by Alexandra Lord and Philippe Massé; Produced by Art & Essai - Premiered at Festival du nouveau cinéma - Cinémathèque, 2017.