One last lullaby
Planning stages
(international collaboration)
Documentary film

To Aseel, lullabies are universal threads that unite humanity. She still sings the songs her mother made up for her—personal, heartfelt melodies—to herself and her daughter. These songs continue to provide healing, comfort, and peace, a testament to the timeless and transformative power of lullabies.
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Duration90 minutes
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Touring TeamAseel
Meena Camile -
SetupTBC
This project is a cross-cultural production for adult audiences inspired by stories of mothers raising children in war situations, who are or have been living in refugee camps and prisons, and whose experiences of trauma will be retold through this production, in narrative, song and video form. The work builds on an initial creative development at Arts House that was undertaken in 2019 with Osama Sami and Nicole Chamoun and talented artists that aim to capture the lullabies that women in extreme situations sing to their children, and the stories of struggle, survival, and hope.
Producer Aseel tayah-Bukjeh see bio
Musical direction Marwan Khater
Marwan Khater is a professional oud player and music composer with over 11 years of experience in the art and music field. He studied Aeronautical Engineering and has composed numerous musical pieces, as well as soundtracks for cinematic and theatrical productions. Throughout his career, he has earned several prestigious awards both in Egypt and internationally, showcasing his exceptional talent and contributions to the music industry.
Opera singer
Fatima Alhashmi is an Architectural Engineer who works in a music field as a Head of Music Section in Ministry of Culture and Knowledge Development of UAE. She has been into music world since her childhood, and studied piano for more than 9 years. Fatima achieved the LTCL (Licentiate degree in Piano Performance from Trinity College of London) in 2013. She was giving piano classes for 4 years in the Piano Center, UAE Ministry of Culture and Knowledge Development, and on November 2018 she get her master degree in Performing Arts Management from Paris-Sorbonne Abu Dhabi. Fatima won several local competition in piano solo and duo with her sister Mariam Alhashmi. She had Chopin best performance Grand Prix which reflects her passion of the romantic era, she was showing that on her repertoire and performances. She performed in many concerts as a soloist, chamber music and with several orchestras like UAE National Symphony Orchestra, Mahler Youth Orchestra and Belarusian Chamber Orchestra. She had a chance to perform quite a few of diplomatic events (The Polish President, Polish Prime Minister’s Spouse and Ambassadors of European countries). Fatima was playing in some master-class in UAE with Lang Lang in 2016 and abroad in Czech Republic in 2010. In addition to that, Fatima was performing internationally like in Prague (Dvorak Museum), Ceszky Krumlov and Minsk.
Producer Aprille Asfoura
Aprille is a Palestinian-Australia emerging impact producer and documentary filmmaker, with experience supporting films like Kirsten Johnson’s ‘Cameraperson’ and working alongside acclaimed producers such as Julie Goldman (Life, Animated). After completing a grad-cert in documentary at AFTRS in 2017, Aprille directed her first short documentary “Something about Sam”.
Recently completing the Impact Producer Program with Documentary Australia supporting the campaign rollout on ‘Trailblazers’ and ‘STTOP’, she is dedicated to using documentary to address social issues.
Aprille has been involved in various advocacy projects for Palestine, including a recent upcoming film screening and campaign event she orchestrated in collaboration with ‘Our Race’ to showcase the work of and raise funds for a journalist on the ground in Gaza.
Cinematographer Jason
Jason Cheetham is a cinematographer, digital artist and content creator who specialises in bringing Arts, Education and Community stories to life. With extensive experience working with international organisations such as World Vision Cambodia, Arts Creative Global Beijing, RMIT University and Deakin University, among others, as well as contemporary Arts organisations including St Martins Youth Arts Centre, Darebin FUSE, La Mama Theatre, Bukjeh and Rawcus Theatre Company, Jason focuses on amplifying the voices of storytellers through innovative video and digital art projects.
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