Doha Film Institute
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.
Screening on 2 Dec, 12 Dec, 15 Dec | A sort of travelogue around Qatar’s capital in development, ‘Voices from the Urbanscape’ is an apt reflection of a burgeoning 21st-century city with a mission and a tribute to its multicultural success.
A sort of travelogue around Qatar’s capital in development, ‘Voices from the Urbanscape’ is an apt reflection of a burgeoning 21st-century city with a mission and a tribute to its multicultural success.

Credits

Director
Shaima Al Tamimi, Mariam Salim
Screenwriter
Shaima Al Tamimi, Mariam Salim
Producer
Mariam Salim, Shaima Al Tamimi
Cinematographer
Hadeer Omar, Idris Elhassan
Editor
Mariam Salim, Shaima Al Tamimi
Cast
Adel Al Zoraiqi, Abdelaziz Eisa, Abelkhaliq Melad, Dana Al Meer, Ibrahim, Grecel & Juney, Israa El Boursaif, Mariam Abdullah, Reem Nashaat, Salim Nazar Salim, Suzannah Murghani

About the Director

Mariam Salim
Mariam Salim is an Iraqi writer-producer based in Jordan and Qatar. She has produced several independent films, art and television series in collaboration with Doha Film Institute, the Royal Film Commission of Jordan, Al Rayyan TV, Qatar Media Corporation and Qatar Museums. Mariam believes in the power of storytelling to foster change and connect cultures and communities. She independently produce
Shaima Al Tamimi
Shaima Al-Tamimi, a Yemeni-East African visual storyteller based in Qatar, draws from her lived experiences to explore social issues related to migration, healing, and sociocultural dynamics. She was selected as a 2024 Emerging Producer by the Ji.hlava Film Festival and is currently a Firelight Media Fellow. Her latest short film, ‘Don’t Get Too Comfortable’ (2021), premiered at the Venice Interna