Thesis Project for American Film Insititute Conservatory

Nadia

About The Movie,

Synopsis

At the age of 11, Nadia reluctantly joins a firecracker factory, compelled by the urgent need to support her family and fund her younger brother's education at the expense of her own. Despite facing disapproving looks from her fellow workers, she persists in carrying her school bag to the factory—an act met with disdain by those around her. In a crucial moment, her cherished bag mysteriously disappears, only to reappear in the office of the stern head foreman—an area strictly off-limits to Nadia. The bag symbolizes hope, a beacon for her aspirations to return to school one day. Faced with the risk of losing this emblem of optimism, Nadia courageously confronts the forbidden space, sacrificing a part of her identity in a determined quest to reclaim the beloved bag.