The Cup Reader

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Synopsis:
The Cup Reader is a masterful comedy of errors involving multi-generational Palestinian women. They rhapsodize about love—anticipated, unrealized, or lost–as it is translated through a fortune teller named Warde. As an added twist, the reader’s own love life was denied long ago, when her nuptial sheet remained unstained. Perhaps fortune telling is not all there is to reading cups.

2013
12 minutes
Narrative Short
Directed by: Suha Araj
Language: Arabic
Country: Palestine
Website | Trailer

“’How do you say privacy in Arabic?’ The answer, of course, is, ‘In Arabic, we don’t have that word.’ That humorous reference best captures the film and its universal nature, set on one specific story but easily applicable to any number of cultures and parts of the world.” (link)

Festivals and Awards:
-Tribeca Film Festival: nomination for Best Narrative Short
-The Chicago Palestine Film Festival: Official Selection

Fimmaker bio (from her own website):
Suha Araj was selected for the Emerging Visions program by IFP and the Lincoln Center. She has served on the film selection committee of the Arab Film Festival in San Francisco and on the LunaFest advisory board. Her short film “I AM Palestine” has screened widely and is used as an educational tool. She is co-founder of DivineCaroline.com, a publishing platform for women to tell their stories, and currently teaches with the Tribeca Institute.