A millennial American girl befriends a Lebanese housewife and disrupts her ordered life; one night they become accidental partners-in-crime.
A Lebanese woman and an American girl become friends and accidental partners-in-crime in a story that explores the nature of happiness and self-actualization through the multicultural lens of Lebanese-American filmmaker Noor Gharzeddine. Nadine is a resilient housewife, wise and fiery-although years of taking care of a husband sinking into alcoholism have crushed her joie de vivre. Kirsten is a quirky, self-assured post-grad who has recently relocated to Beirut to teach English. As their friendship deepens, Nadine recovers her vivacity and challenges Kirstin's neat understanding of the world. One day Kirsten finds Nadine badly beaten, and Kirsten refuses to leave her alone with her husband, Pierre. Tensions rise until Nadine is pushed to the point of no return.
Noor Gharzeddine is a Lebanese American filmmaker living between New York, Los Angeles and Beirut. Her award-winning debut feature, ARE YOU GLAD I'M HERE, traveled to over 30 film festivals worldwide. After a successful theatrical release the film is now available on Amazon Prime and other streaming platforms.
Noor is currently writing a magical realism coming of age screenplay and is in development on two features - one fiction and one documentary. She gravitates towards female driven stories that merge diverse genres and cultural perspectives. Noor's commercial work is represented by Coed Studios, where she's been partnering with small businesses to tell brand stories that weave in each entrepreneur's world-view, aesthetic, and personality.
When she’s not writing, directing or producing, Noor enjoys fostering kittens, hosting parties and weightlifting.
