Feature Narratives

Nomad Shadow Thal Badaoui

Directed by Eimi Imanishi

Screening at DIFF 2026

Sat31 7:30 PM to 8:52 PMSaturday 31 Oct · PictureTime 3

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Runtime: 82 min
Year: 2025
Countries: France, Spain, United States
Language: Darija, Hassaniya, Spanish
Subtitles: English

Synopsis

Mariam, violently deported from Spain back to the family home in Western Sahara she left a decade earlier, rails against the confines of a culture and home she had once escaped. Mariam’s relentless determination to steer her own destiny in the world of complex traditions she returns to puts her at risk of losing everything, including the people who care for her most.

Director

Eimi ImanishiEimi Imanishi is a Japanese and American filmmaker. Her award-winning short films include Battalion To My Beat (2016) which won the Canal+ Award for Best International Short at Le Festival du Court Métrage de Clermont-Ferrand in 2017, and One-Up (2017). Imanishi’s debut feature film Nomad Shadow had its World Premiere…

Cast and crew

Producer: Shrihari Sathe, Eimi Imanishi, Belén Sánchez Silvero, Queralt Pons Serra, Damon Owlia, Jayne Baron Sherman, Virginie Lacombe, Eric Dupont
Writer: Eimi Imanishi
Cinematographer: Frida Marzouk
Editor: Noelia R. Deza
Sound: Jakov Munižaba, Mohamed Amine Teggar
Music: Clara Aguilar
Cast: Nadhira Mohamed, Suleiman Filali, Omar Salem, Eddami Elabed