Ching-wu Library June Little Sun Video Hall - Princess of the Magic Seed

✦This film uses an elegant fairy tale tone, paired with warm and adorable art style, blending the legends and beauty of the Arab world, showcasing to the world a displaced child embarking on a fantastical journey to find a home with courage.

✦The "Magic Seed" in "Princess of the Magic Seed":
In the film, Dunya uses a kind of seed with magic power when she encounters difficulties.
Director Maria explained that the reason she chose this seed named "black seed (baraka seed)" was to find something that symbolizes drawing energy from the root to overcome hardships. Thus, from the realm of spices, she discovered the black seed, which possesses magical healing effects in Arab culture and is a very tiny but fragrant spice.

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Plot:
Six-year-old Dunya is a lively and cheerful Syrian girl who deeply loves her home in the ancient city of Aleppo, where there is culture nurtured over millennia and a kaleidoscope of blooming scents.
Unfortunately, her beloved mother died young, her righteous father was unjustly imprisoned, and the outbreak of war forced Dunya and her grandparents to flee their homeland, embarking on a surprising journey to find a new home.

Despite the challenges ahead, Dunya believes the magic black seed in her hand and the mythical Aleppo princess will protect them.

The most turbulent seas will be as steady as a cradle; the most closed borders will open with dance.