Palestinian Shorts Programme

As part of our Qatar-MENASA Year of Culture 2022 celebrations, we are delighted to present a compelling selection of short narratives and documentaries that centre on the nation of Palestine and its people.

Date and Showtimes

Screening on 7 Dec | During the 1990 World Cup, two young Palestinian boys are looking for “Maradona’s Legs”—the last missing sticker they need to complete their World Cup album.

During the 1990 World Cup, two young Palestinian boys are looking for “Maradona’s Legs”—the last missing sticker they need to complete their World Cup album.

Credits

Director

Firas Khoury

Producer

Zorana Musikic, May Odeh

Cinematographer

Christian Marohl

Editor

Marwen El-Hechkel, Heike Parplies

Production Company

schaf oder scharf film, Odeh Films

Sound

Ibrahim Zaher

Cast

Faris Abbas, Ayoub Abu Hamad, Ali Suliman

About the Director

Firas Khoury

Firas Khoury is Palestinian director. He graduated from the University of Tel Aviv with a Master’s degree in Film. Khoury has several short films to his credit; among them are the award-winning documentaries ‘Seven Days in Deir Bulus’ (2007) and ‘Yellow Mums’ (2010). Alongside his directorial activity, Khoury is committed to disseminating Palestinian films and training young people. He is a foundi

Doha film institute

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