Actress Zoe Saldaña has joined the narrative short film "It's Complicated" as an executive producer, ahead of its world premiere at the HollyShorts Film Festival in August. The project centres on Palestinian womanhood, telling the story of a diasporic friendship formed amid conflict, and marks the latest instance of an internationally acclaimed star lending support to emerging Palestinian filmmakers.

Written by, produced by and starring Iman Karram, the film follows Yara, a Palestinian-American screenwriter in Los Angeles, whose online Arabic lessons with Hana, a poet and teacher in Gaza, develop into a close friendship that is then tested by war. Directed by Darine Hotait, the film is produced by Karram alongside Alana Duqum, Zoe Marie Jimenez and Matt Van Tine, with Eli Zavala also serving as an executive producer. Saldaña, who won an Oscar in 2025 for "Emilia Pérez," praised the film's honesty and heart, while Karram described it as inspired by a real relationship with her Arabic tutor. "It's Complicated" will premiere at the 22nd HollyShorts Film Festival, running 13–23 August 2026 in Los Angeles, an Oscar-qualifying event showcasing more than 400 short films.