1941 Filming Locations

The rhythmic repetitive movements through knitting seem to put people in the present moment, distracting them from mulling over the past or fear of the future and that's exactly what 1941 short film reflects. To go back in time, in 1941 times magazine posted a cover showing a women knitting despite the fact that America at that time was facing world war 2. At that time, Times magazine has asked its reader a question, stating " 'What can I do to help the war effort?' the commonest answer yet found is 'Knit'" Those answers showed an interesting fact, it shows that the concept of knitting gave people at war a way to help, not in a physical way rather than emotional. With all that being written, this is how people in Yemen have been living for the past years, they are all knitting yet in different ways. The inspiration behind making the short film "1941" started with an observation of people walking around the streets of Aden city. Their faceless expressions. Distracted, depressed, and anxious. Through observing these emotions, I had one question that popped into my head, What has war made us become. When returning to Aden, after four years living in Malaysia, I have realized how massively war has changed people which, created a curiosity to get to know the emotional side of people and thrive to create a short film that focuses on the emotional and psychological aspects of people living in a war zone country. With so much going on, projects around mental health are rarely brought to light and often dismissed therefore, 1941 aims to shed light on depression, anxiety, fear, and sadness that Yemenis are grappling with daily and reflects on the meaning of distraction from crisis and war, through knitting with its rhythmic repetitive movements placing people in the present moment, distracting them from mulling over the past or fear of the future