Doha Film Institute
Made in Qatar at D’reesha Programme 3
As we celebrate a monumental year for the nation, we are proud to present an incredible selection of internationally acclaimed and awarded short films by Qatar-based filmmakers.
Made in Qatar at M7 Programme 1
As we celebrate a monumental year for the nation, we are proud to present an incredible selection of internationally acclaimed and awarded short films by Qatar-based filmmakers.
Screening on 25 Nov, 13 Dec & 16 Dec | Young Nafisa is due to enter an arranged marriage to a Sudanese businessman living abroad. Does she have a choice, or will Al-Sit, the powerful village matriarch have the last say?
Young Nafisa is due to enter an arranged marriage to a Sudanese businessman living abroad. Does she have a choice, or will Al-Sit, the powerful village matriarch have the last say?

Credits

Director
Suzannah Mirghani
Screenwriter
Suzannah Mirghani
Producer
Eiman Mirghani, Suzannah Mirghani
Cinematographer
Khalid Awad
Editor
Abdelrahim Kattab, Suzannah Mirghani
Sound
Falah Hannoun
Cast
Mihad Murtada, Rabeha Mahmoud, Mohammed Magdi

About the Director

Suzannah Mirghani
Suzannah Mirghani is a Sudanese-Russian writer, researcher, and media studies/museum studies graduate. Her short film ‘Al-Sit’ (2020), screening on Netflix Middle East, won the Canal+ Award at the Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival in 2021, among other prizes. Suzannah's recent short films include ‘Virtual Voice’ (2021, premiered at Tribeca Film Festival) and the short documentary ‘Kamala Ibrahim Isha