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Made in Qatar - Short Films Programme
A gifted watchmaker realises he has been absent from his daughter’s life, and races to craft her the perfect watch before their time together runs out.
In a surreal world governed by the mechanics of time, a skilled watchmaker realises he has been absent from his daughter’s life. Determined to make up for the time lost between them, he sets out to craft the perfect watch for her. But as the demands of his work pull him further away, the ticking clock threatens not only the gift he is making, but the precious bond he is at risk of losing.

Credits

Director
Tony El Ghazal
Screenwriter
Tony El Ghazal, Lujain Assaf
Producer
Afnan Tag

About the Director

Tony El Ghazal
Tony El Ghazal is a Lebanese writer and director based in Qatar. His narrative fiction films and documentaries have screened at festivals around the world, exploring memory, family and identity from an Arab point of view with universal appeal. A graduate of Northwestern University, where he received two grants to produce his shorts ‘Bayt El Omor’ and ‘Ibn El Ballad’, he now conceives and directs f