The Mulberry House

Sara has returned to Yemen after being away for several years. The reason for her return is motivated by personal demands – she is eager to confront her family as to why she left. Sara is half Yemeni, half Scottish, but in recent times her cultural leanings have veered more toward the latter. The social and cultural expectations of her Yemeni family –or at least her understanding of it, are something she rejected. This journey towards resolution, however, comes with unexpected events on both a personal and political level. As the whole country undergoes a similar confrontation, with its identity, nationality, and norms, Sara’s confrontations with her father create a different reality. As she accidentally lands in the heart of an emerging revolution, she redefines her own generation as well as her relationship with the generations before her: that of her father and grandfather.