The Cup Reader

Distributed by: ShortsHD

Writer / Director: Suha Araj

DP: Meg Kettell

Starring: Samia Kuzmoz, Manal Awad, Faten Khoury, Hussein Nakleh, Hanin Tarabiya, Nicola Zreineh, Yasmine Elias, Kristine Rumman

Warde, shamed as a young girl yet renowned in Palestine for her mystical seeing and matchmaking abilities, lives with her sister Jaleleh and reads the fortunes of her clients. Each woman has made or will make a choice between love and marriage, not having had the luxury of both.

World Premiere: Tribeca Film Festival

Winner: Next Great Filmmaker Award, Berkshire International Film Festival and Baghdad International Film Festival

Behind the Scenes in Palestine: The Cup Reader