Directed by Jude Chehab • 2023 • Lebanon

An intimate and haunting portrayal of a quest for love and acceptance at any cost, this powerfully personal, compassionate documentary depicts the insidious influence of a secretive matriarchal religious order on three generations of the filmmaker’s family. In her captivating feature debut, Lebanese-American director Jude Chehab—who also shot the film—gracefully documents the unspoken ties and consequences of loyalty that have bonded her mother, grandmother, and herself to the mysterious organization. A captivating portrait of the toll that decades of unrequited love, lost hope, abuse, and despair take on a person, Q weaves a stunning multigenerational tale of the eternal search for meaning.