Blood Time

2015Short Film

Blood Time

وقت الدم

A short film about peace

A short film about peace

Director's Note

I was interested in the space after the event — not the crisis itself but the way people move around each other when something has already broken. The small adjustments. What they say and what they stop saying.

  • How does a family reorder itself after an irreversible event?
  • What does silence carry that speech cannot?

Process

Shot with a minimal crew and available light to preserve the domestic atmosphere. Long takes to let behavior emerge without pressure.

An early attempt to let the frame hold the weight of what is not said.