Doha Film Institute
Hilal Short Film Programme
For our Hilal jurors, we present a thought-provoking programme of short narrative and documentary films that deal with the notion of inclusion and establishing a sense of belonging and security in an ever-uncertain modern world.
Hadoum, Fatema, Sheima and Sokayna are four teenagers from El Puche, a marginalised suburb in the Spanish city of Almería. Proud of their Moroccan and Spanish roots, the girls help each other navigate life’s challenges in their underprivileged neighbourhood and underfunded schools. Full of dreams and hope, their self-confidence is put to the test during Fatima’s 18th birthday in this compelling short narrative about identity, expectation, and free will.
Hadoum, Fatema, Sheima and Sokayna are four teenagers from El Puche, a marginalised suburb in the Spanish city of Almería. Proud of their Moroccan and Spanish roots, the girls help each other navigate life’s challenges in their underprivileged neighbourhood and underfunded schools. Full of dreams and hope, their self-confidence is put to the test during Fatima’s 18th birthday in this compelling short narrative about identity, expectation, and free will.

Credits

Director
Ian de la Rosa
Screenwriter
Ian de la Rosa, Jana Díaz Juhl
Producer
Carlotta Schiavon, Inés Massa, Jana Díaz Juhl, Pau Brunet
Executive Producer
Carlotta Schiavon, Inés Massa, Cristina Moreno Cuesta, Claudio Baccigalupo, Guadalupe Arensburg Caellas
Cinematographer
Gina Ferrer
Editor
Marc Esteve Escrihuela
Production Company
Vayolet Films, Primo, Amplitud
Distributor
Marvin&Wayne Short Films
Sound
Curro Burguillo
Cast
Hadoum Benghnidira Nieto, Fatema Benalghani Bousrij, Sheima El Haddad Bousrij, Sokayna El Assri

About the Director

Ian de la Rosa
Ian de la Rosa graduated with a degree in film direction from the Catalonia Film School and received one of the Cannes Cinéfondation Awards for his final degree project ‘Victor XX’. His first short film as a producer, ‘Porque la sal’, premiered at Visions du Réel. In 2019, the filming of the hybrid short film ‘Farrucas’ began, and in 2020, with the help of the Institute of Cinematography and Audio