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.

Date and Showtimes

Screening on 3 Dec, 12 Dec & 15 Dec | Every fairytale has a reality. ‘Al-Johara’ is a Qatari take on the classic Cinderella tale accentuating Arabic traditions with a modern twist.

Every fairytale has a reality. ‘Al-Johara’ is a Qatari take on the classic Cinderella tale accentuating Arabic traditions with a modern twist.

Credits

Director

Nora Al-Subai

Screenwriter

Nora Al-Subai

Producer

Rasha Mkachar

Cinematographer

Thomas Hines

Editor

Abdul Jabbar Maki

Production Company

Doha Film Institute

Music

Najati Al Suloh

Cast

Salwa Bakheet, Abrar Sabt, Hassan Saqr Hassan, Nada Ibrahim, Syrina Williams, Safa Moussa

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

Producers

Rasha Mkachar

Screenwriters

Screenwriter

Nora Al-Subai

Doha film institute

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