Director: Anand Gandhi; Cinematographer: Pankaj Kumar
Duration: 00:02:02; Aspect Ratio: 1.778:1; Hue: 196.252; Saturation: 0.100; Lightness: 0.569; Volume: 0.080; Cuts per Minute: 7.810; Words per Minute: 110.798
Summary: Chapter 1: Blind Photographer
Scene: UNUSED
Scene 13 Conversation with mom
Characters: Aaliya
Shot Description:
Aaliya Conversation with mom on skype
gets a call

INT. ALIYA'S HOUSE - DAY.
Aliya is on the webcam with her mother. They speak in Arabic.
ALIYA
How was the meeting with the Kisstens?
ALIYA'S MOTHER
I went shopping with them today.
I got you a very nice dress. Yaallah! Berlin is crazy.
You have to see it.
ALIYA
I will, one day.
ALIYA'S MOTHER
Of course, dear.
ALIYA
Mom, do you remember? We had once gone to Fayoum when I was small, and just near the Nile-
ALIYA'S MOTHER
Nile? It was a lake, dear.
ALIYA
Yeah. Same thing. Anyway, there was a swan cart, okay -
ALIYA'S MOTHER
There was what?
ALIYA
A swan cart!
ALIYA'S MOTHER
(laughs)
A swan cart?
ALIYA
I know this sounds ridiculous,
but I have a vivid memory of it.
You know how you doubt sometimes, if what you remember is your own experience, some dream or something somebody told you that you pictured so well that it became your own memory.
ALIYA'S MOTHER
(laughs)
Strange things you remember.
A mechanical voice interrupts their conversation.
MECHANICAL VOICE
Hospital calling.
ALIYA
Hang on, I am getting a call from the hospital.
She picks up the phone.
Hello?
ALIYA'S MOTHER (O.S.)
Aliya! Aliya!
ALIYA
Yeah. That's her.
(listening)
Yeah, I'll be right there. I'll be right there. Thank you so much!
(to her mother)
Momma!
I got a call from the hospital. They're ready for the operation.
ALIYA'S MOTHER
Ready for what?
ALIYA
The operation, Mom! Just call up Dad and Vinay and tell them to meet me at the hospital.
ALIYA'S MOTHER
Okay! I will come down soon as well.
ALIYA
Ok! Just call them quickly and tell them to hurry... don't forget!
Aaliya
Aaliya Conversation with mom on skype
Bedroom
Bedroom
gets a call
Int Home
laptop
skype conversatiom
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