Dhiaa is a Moroccan photographer and filmmaker based in Brussels. After obtaining her bachelor's in image techniques at L’Institut supérieur des métiers de l’audiovisuel et du cinema In Rabat, she pursued her master's in filmmaking at LUCA school of Arts.
In her work, Dhiaa is inspired by the normality of day-to-day life and the underlying beauty of human (inter)actions. These simple stories are what make the subject of her works. She enjoys telling stories within a precise lens and concise framing and composition. To make anything at all, Dhiaa relays on visual materials, poetry, and a lot of observation.
SYNOPSIS
The routines of two women fuse together as their similar gestures get repeated over time. Their hands intersect through their shared memory one movement at a time. The daily routine of Hayat in her absolute loneliness builds as she tries to recollect memories of her grandmother. We observe both their lives separately, the gestures of both women seem to be in an ongoing, subtle dialogue. The poetic rhythm of the events slowly forms itself as their days go by. Eventually, the bond between them unravels the motherly love that unites them.