Jedo’s Dead
Director: Sara Nimeh
Producers: Michael Mittelstaedt, Ellyn Church, Jeff Walker
USA, 2023, 11 min.
A young girl and her brother discover their grandfather's body during the aftermath of 9/11. They experience grief, loss, and rituals surrounding death through a child's perspective.
JEDO’S DEAD was the winner of the Grand Jury Award for best Texas Short Film at the 20234 SXSW Film Festival.
Sara Nimeh, who is Lebanese-American, explores cross-cultural issues like war, faith, and identity. Based in Texas, Sara's work illuminates
playfulness and wonder, in spite of the inherent struggle of the human experience.
Writer: Sara Nimeh
Principal cast: A.J. Lister