women, slice of life, society
Mariam lives in a remote rice-field village in the north of Malaysia. On the first day of Eid al-Fitr celebration, Mariam reflects on her past, and ruminates on the consequences of the decision that she will make on this day.
Syed Munawir is a Malaysian filmmaker and photographer based in Paris. He is selected to take part in Austria's Linz Film Talent Academy 2025/26. He is currently developing his Malay-language short film project "A Gift of Love". "Rumination" is his second short film, after "Construction" (2024).
