When Shadia (42), a Lebanese immigrant eager to settle into London with her traditional mother Maryam, struggles to conceive with her overworked fiancé, she expands her chances at fertility by moonlighting as Nina, a modern version of herself, and trying to make a baby with a British stranger.
With the leader of the free world taking away reproductive rights, and developing regions like the Middle East continuing to restrict women’s bodies, what one chooses for her own fertility has never been more important. INNER LIFE follows Shadia (42), a Lebanese immigrant eager to settle into London with her traditional mother Maryam, struggling to conceive with her overworked fiancé. So, she expands her chances at fertility by moonlighting as Nina, a modern version of herself, and trying to make a baby with a British stranger. Over the course of 48 hours, mother & daughter clash with their new culture (and each other) and will make drastic decisions, destined to define where they truly belong.
Paris born & New York raised, francophone Turkish-Sicilian Writer/Director Flavia Casà has a BFA in filmmaking from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. After graduating, she worked for auteurs Cédric Klapisch, Noah Baumbach, and Academy Award-winning Director of Photography, Emmanuel Lubezki. Flavia wrote and directed a portfolio of acclaimed films that gained recognition internationally, including The Solar System, and Fragile Forms which stars Broad City’s Arturo Castro. Her first feature, Beautiful in the Morning (starring The Bill’s Mark Wingett), premiered and opened LA Femme International Film Festival, where she was a finalist for Best Feature Writer. The script was top 20% of the prestigious Academy Nicholl Fellowship. Throughout the festival circuit, the film received accolades for Best Feature Writer, Best Acting, Best Cinematography, and Best Music. The film was picked up by Herflix, a streaming platform for female directors. Flavia currently lives in London where she also freelances in advertising and teaches screenwriting at the University of Warwick. Having spent much of her childhood in different corners of the globe, Flavia always struggled with the elusive notion of “home” and often explores the idea of belonging in her storytelling. Her new feature, Inner Life, and other projects are in development with Inceptive Films.
Manchester Film Festival - Quarterfinalist
UK Film Festival - Shortlisted
Athena Film Festival Writer's Lab - Participant
Golden Script Screenplay Competition - Semifinalist
Producer - Inceptive Films
