The Light of Aisha
Aisha, a 13-year-old girl, lives in 11th century Al-Andalus, where fireworks displays are the most popular entertainment and the one big passion of young Aisha, who dreams of becoming a professional rocketeer one day. Someday, the adventurous alchemist Txawir comes to town, using Aisha for his own purposes and convincing her to steal a banned book from the Calipha’s library without permission. Txawir disappears with the book, for which Aisha’s father is blamed. To recover the book and save her father, Aisha embarks on an adventurous journey…
Cast: Michelle Jenner, José Posada, Nerea Rodríguez
The Light of Aisha
Aisha, a 13-year-old girl, lives in 11th century Al-Andalus, where fireworks displays are the most popular entertainment and the one big passion of young Aisha, who dreams of becoming a professional rocketeer one day. Someday, the adventurous alchemist Txawir comes to town, using Aisha for his own purposes and convincing her to steal a banned book from the Calipha’s library without permission. Txawir disappears with the book, for which Aisha’s father is blamed. To recover the book and save her father, Aisha embarks on an adventurous journey…
Creators and cast
- Directors
- Shadi Adib
- Producers
- Holger Weiss, Peter Keydel, Joseph Koh, Raúl Berninches
