Doha Film Institute
Made in Qatar 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, thoughtful essays. The films were made independently, through Qatar University or Northwestern University in Qatar, or with the support of Doha Film Institute’s workshops and funding programmes.
This gentle and humourous film captures the wonderful effects of spending time with loved ones, even if they aren’t actually there.
After deciding to prepare shishbarak for a friend’s visit, a young woman refers to her mother’s cookbook to remind her how the recipe goes. Memories of her mother’s at times exasperating presence overwhelm her so that it’s as though the woman is right there in the kitchen with her. ‘Shishbarak’ gently and humourously captures the wonderful effects of spending time with loved ones, even if they aren’t actually there.

Credits

Director
Bayan Dahdah
Screenwriter
Bayan Dahdah
Cinematographer
Zahed Bata
Editor
Bayan Dahdah
Production Company
Doha Film Institute
Music
Audio Network
Cast
Sarah Yousef, Hania Hammoudi

About the Director

Bayan Dahdah
Of Palestinian origin, Bayan Dahdah was born in 1993 in Amman and raised in Doha. Although she completed a degree in Architecture in the UK, cameras have always been a huge part of her life, both for photography and videography. Made as part of the Doha Film Institute's Short Narrative Film Lab, ‘Shishbarak’ marks her filmmaking debut, and she aspires to combine her creative background with her pe