Doha Film Institute
Made in Qatar Film Programme (Schools)
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.
This film follows the story of Amer, a legendary purebred Arabian racehorse, through conversations with those he deeply touched over the course of his career.
Amer, a gift to Sheikh Khalifa, then Emir of Qatar, in the late 1990s, is a beautiful purebred Arabian. He raced like the wind – but racing opportunities were curtailed while doubts about his pedigree were settled. Eventually, Amer proved himself to be a leader of his breed; now a prize stud, he has fathered hundreds of the best Arabian racehorses of today. This film follows his story through conversations with some of those whom Amer deeply touched over the course of his career.

Credits

Director
Jassim Al-Rumaihi
Screenwriter
Jassim Al-Rumaihi
Producer
Ben Robinson
Cinematographer
Thomas Hines
Editor
Abdul Jabbar Maki
Cast
Gillian Hay, Bob Hay, Alban de Mieulle, Valerie Bunting

About the Director

Jassim Al-Romaihi
Jassim Al-Rumaihi has worked as a reporter at Al Jazeera News channel, and joined the Supreme Legacy for Delivery and Projects, the body responsible for hosting the 2022 World Cup, as a Media Relations Specialist. At Northwestern University in Qatar, he took several classes in film production. ‘The Palm Tree’ won the Made in Qatar Award at the Ajyal Film Festival in 2015. His second documentary ‘A