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Made in Qatar – Short Films Programme
Made in Qatar Shorts Competition<br /> <br /> A showcase of ten short films created in Qatar, celebrating local talent through diverse stories and bold creative voices as part of the Made in Qatar Competition. <br /> <br /> Dedicated to films by Qatari and Qatar-based filmmakers, this selection reflects the country’s growing artistic identity and the shared experiences of its dynamic, multicultural community.
Made in Qatar Film Competition

Confined after an accident, a twelve-year-old's home becomes a maze of corridors, monitors and rules. Her neurosurgeon mother, terrified of loss, rejects medical advice and builds her own regimen of care. The house shifts from haven to experiment as machines hum like lullabies and affection tightens into surveillance. Rooted in point-of-view subjectivity and shaded by the caution of ‘Frankenstein’, the film considers when love becomes a cage, and what it costs to force destiny’s hand.

Credits

Director
Fahad Al-Nahdi
Screenwriter
Waheed Khan, Fahad Al-Nahdi
Producer
Waheed Khan
Cinematographer
Yanis Cherif
Editor
Aimée Merheb
Music
Mohammed Al-Khulaifi
Cast
Al-Jori Al-Darwish (favoured)

About the Director

Fahad Al-Nahdi
Fahad Al-Nahdi is a Qatari filmmaker and animator. He holds a BA in Digital Media with a focus on Animation from Otis College of Art and Design. He worked for Indican Pictures, editing, cleaning and promoting independent films such as ‘Powerbomb’, ‘In Echo Park’ and ‘Beloved Beast’. He also worked for ALKASS as a graphic designer and animator. ‘Project Aisha’ is his first short film as a director