Can Be
England / 2022 / 13m / Scottish Premiere / English
In-Person: Tues 27 June / 20:15 BST
Online: 23 - 29 June
Two siblings process their grief after the loss of their father and question if their already strained relationship can be saved.
In a bereavement counsellor’s office, Noura and Faiz begin to unpack years of anger and conflict that, after the death of their father, has led them down a path of accusation and guilt. Writer and director Mohammedally Shushtari explores the role that therapy can play in diasporic Arab culture. In this unfamiliar environment the two siblings are confronted with each other, and their hidden feelings and truths. They must use their words to find a path back to one another, or risk a second, heartbreaking loss.
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Written & Directed by Mohammedally Shushtari
Produced by Agatha Ezzedine, Malachi Pullar-Latchman, Zaheer Raja, Jeff Celis, Mohammedally Shushtari
Associate Producer - Fatima Kried
Associate Producer - Daniel Jewel
Associate Producer - Marcus Austin
DOP - Jeff Celis
Gaffer - Shaun Waldie
1st AC - Finlay Buttle
Sound Operator - Melchiorre Ruvolo
Editor - Daniel Jewell
Music and sound mixed by Ryan Rusconi
Dialogue Editor - Michael De Maglie
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Noura Al-Bakri - Elle Zahrouni
June Evergreen - Raghad Chaar
Faiz Al-Bakri - Mohammedally Shushtari
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UKFullyFocused
Pixie Pixel
The Arab British Centre
Saeed Farouky
Shehroze Khan
Teddy Nygh
Rosa Powloski
Hassan AbdulRazzak
Shaun Waldie
Daniel Jewel
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Captions by Sarya Wu
British Sign Language by Rachel Jones
BSL Editing by Tao-Anas Le Thanh
Audio Descriptions provided by the International Digital Centre
Listen to…
Writer and Director Mohammedally Shushtari talk about Can Be in our Audio Programme, Before the Applause - available wherever you get your podcasts.
Read Response
When love sits between us
A Response to Can Be, written by Vrinda Jagota