Mashallah. Why Did You Cross The Indian Ocean? (2024)

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Mashallah. Why Did You Cross The Indian Ocean? features interviews with two pairs of Indo-Hadhrami mothers and daughters living in Jeddah.The women routinely gather in Salem’s mother’s living room – a site of informal commerce through which women from the artist’s community would buy and sell various ethnic goods, crafts and food. These conversations unravel in a playful manner wherein the women share a meal and recount their experiences of migrating to Jeddah – navigating a new culture and supporting the economic, emotional, and physical wellbeing of their families, while implementing and preserving their matrilineal values and traditions.

Director: Anhar Salem
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 36 min
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Language: العربية, Bahasa indonesia
Original Language: ar
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What is Mashallah. Why Did You Cross The Indian Ocean? about?
Mashallah. Why Did You Cross The Indian Ocean? features interviews with two pairs of Indo-Hadhrami mothers and daughters living in Jeddah.The women routinely gather in Salem’s mother’s living room – a site of informal commerce through which women from the artist’s community would buy and sell various ethnic goods, crafts and food. These conversations unravel in a playful manner wherein the women share a meal and recount their experiences of migrating to Jeddah – navigating a new culture and supporting the economic, emotional, and physical wellbeing of their families, while implementing and preserving their matrilineal values and traditions.
Who directed Mashallah. Why Did You Cross The Indian Ocean??
Mashallah. Why Did You Cross The Indian Ocean? was directed by Anhar Salem.
How long is Mashallah. Why Did You Cross The Indian Ocean??
Mashallah. Why Did You Cross The Indian Ocean? has a runtime of 36m (36 minutes).
What genre is Mashallah. Why Did You Cross The Indian Ocean??
Mashallah. Why Did You Cross The Indian Ocean? is a Documentary film.