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NOT FOR USE Hekayat Khaleejiya: Voices of Qatar
‘Hekayat Khaleejiya’ is a quarterly screening series dedicated to showcasing cinematic voices from the Gulf region. Taking place at the Museum of Islamic Art, the series presents films accompanied by Q&A sessions with the filmmakers to gain insight into their work and process.
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A young boy idolises his father and longs to spend more time with him, but nothing seems to work: the man is just too busy. Then one day the youngster devises a clever way to grab his father’s attention by playing him at his own game... ‘My Hero’ won a Best Short Film award at the Ajyal Youth Film Festival in 2013.
A young boy idolises his father and longs to spend more time with him, but nothing seems to work: the man is just too busy. Then one day the youngster devises a clever way to grab his father’s attention by playing him at his own game... ‘My Hero’ won a Best Short Film award at the Ajyal Youth Film Festival in 2013.

Credits

Director
Nora Al-Subai
Screenwriter
Nora Al-Subai
Producer
Gaurri A Kadam, Halah Al Zaman
Cinematographer
Gaurri A Kadam
Editor
Yaseen Zane, Rasha Mkacher, Nora Al Subai
Production Company
Doha Film Institute
Cast
Abdulrahman Al Jaber, Naila Ali, Mohamed Sharif

About the Director

Nora Al-Subai
Nora Al-Subai is a Qatari writer/director, born and raised in France. She graduated from Carnegie Mellon. Her short film, 'My Hero' (2013), premiered at the Ajyal Youth Film Festival where it won Best Short Film. The film also showed at the Cannes Film Festival, Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival, Children's Film Festival in Seattle, and the Latin Arab Festival in Buenos Aires. She also wrote and dire
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