A wrap on ‘Wedad’

After two long years of this project being an abstract idea, filming is finally complete on Beneath a Mother’s Feet. We will finally have a film.

The experience was incredible, thanks to having a truly wonderful and committed team.

One magical moment during the shoot was a scene where our protagonist, Wedad, sits isolated at the beach as the tide comes in. We had missed the tide and were battling against time. The light had to be just right, giving us only a narrow window to capture the shot. We had almost given up hope of achieving what we wanted. And then, just as we resigned ourselves to compromising on the shot, a gentle wave ebbed across the sand, and the sound of the adhān reverberated through the air.

It was a moment of sheer euphoria, and what the crew achieved exceeded anything we could have imagined.