Hamama (2010)

Hamama is nearly a 90 year old female healer and living legend in the Emirates. Blessed with an incredible gift of healing she has to face her fragility and age that threaten to impact her work and her livelihood. Her skills are incredibly valuable to hundreds who continue to visit her each day where she lives in Al Dhaid in Sharjah, seeking her essential cures. Yet, Hamama struggles with the responsibility of providing the care that is so greatly needed, while she confronts her own personal hardships. How does Hamama bear all of these burdens yet still remain one of the most successful and in demand Shaman of her time. A question tested and answered in this captivating visual testimony.