• HENNA

    by Basma Khalifa

    • Creative Shorts

Country

  • United Kingdom

Aspect Ratio

  • 1.78:1 (16:9)

Format

  • Digital

Production Company

  • Zola Studios
June 2026

Basma Khalifa directs ‘HENNA’.

A reflection on womanhood, transformation, cultural memory and what we carry when everything else is lost.

Drawn from 16 different nations where henna is woven into the fabric of life; Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Sudan, Nigeria, Sierra-Leone, Ghana, Morocco, Pakistan, Tunisia, Yemen, Oman, Palestine, India, Lebanon and Somalia.

Premiered on Dazed Middle East.

Country

  • United Kingdom

Aspect Ratio

  • 1.78:1 (16:9)

Format

  • Digital

Production Company

  • Zola Studios

Credits

  • Director

  • Writer

    Basma Khalifa
  • Producer

    Giorgia Ramella
  • Director of Photography

    Diara Sow →
  • Art Director

    Johanna Tyers
  • Henna Artist

    Medina Trevathan
  • Stylist

    Basma Khalifa
  • Hair & MU

    Shireen Kadhim
  • Casting Director

    Hannah Ashby Ward
  • Post Production

    Naas Projects
  • Editor

    Sara A Gadir →
  • Colourist

    Anibal Castano →
  • Sound Designer

    Sarah-Louise Davila
  • Composer

    ArtistE

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