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Red Sea Competition Film ‘Sink’ Debuts Trailer as Director Discusses Mental Health, Motherhood and Defying Western Tropes (EXCLUSIVE)

By Leo Barraclough Dec 3, 2025 | 12:58 AM

Jordanian filmmaker Zain Duraie arrives at this year’s Red Sea Film Festival with her first feature “Sink” (“Gharaq”), a deeply personal drama screening in competition. The film, which traces a mother’s increasing desperation as her teenage son slips into mental illness, marks a bold step for a director intent on reshaping expectations around Arab cinema. […]