Doha Film Institute
School Screening - Made in Qatar (13-17)
Made in Qatar presented by Occidental Petroleum Film Programme I
Once again, the Ajyal Youth Film Festival is pleased to celebrate the exciting state of filmmaking at home with our annual slate of work made right here in Qatar. This year, we present two programmes of shorts, including narratives, documentaries and thoughtful essays.
Parents' Screening - Short Film Programme
A girl explores the forgotten memories of an abandoned cinema through a trancelike journey into its past, creating a freeform narrative all her own, and breathing new life into forgotten artifacts.
A young woman wanders about an abandoned cinema, rummaging through its storerooms and curiously exploring the mechanical and celluloid detritus that has been left behind. A sense of transgression is in the air – the woman is, after all, trespassing – and she finds herself constantly being watched by several men who, we assume, oversee the disused property. This vague threat notwithstanding, she projects scraps of old footage, creating a freeform narrative all her own, breathing new life into forgotten artifacts.

Credits

Director
Rawda Al-Thani
Screenwriter
Rawda Al-Thani
Producer
Kamal Aljafari
Cinematographer
Rawda Al-Thani
Editor
Rawda Al-Thani
Production Company
Doha Film Institute
Cast
Noor Al-Thani

About the Director

Rawda Al-Thani
Rawda Al-Thani is a film programmer and filmmaker. In her films, she aims to examine the rapidly changing urban landscape of Qatar and its effects on its people.