MENASA Spotlight Shorts Programme

To mark the exciting Qatar-MENASA Year of Culture 2022, we are honoured to present a captivating selection of films..

Screening on 8 Dec | Malik, an eighteen-year-old with flaming red hair, returns to his small village in Tunisia after fighting in Syria and must confront a complicated relationship with his father.

Malik, an eighteen-year-old with flaming red hair, returns to his small village in Tunisia after fighting in Syria and must confront a complicated relationship with his father.

Credits

Director

Meryam Joobeur

Screenwriter

Meryam Joobeur

Producer

Habib Attia, Sarra Ben-Hassen, Maria Gracia Turgeon, Meryam Joobeur, Annick Blanc

Cinematographer

Vincent Gonneville

Editor

Anouk Deschênes

Distributor

Travelling Distribution

Sound

Théo Porcet, Jean-David Perron, Aymen Laabidi, Cult Nation

Music

Peter Venne

Cast

Salha Nasraoui, Mohammed Houcine Grayaa, Malek Mechergui, Chaker Mechergui, Rayenne Mechergui, Jasmin Lazid

About the Director

Meryam Joobeur

Meryam Joobeur is an Academy Award-nominated filmmaker based in Montreal. Her short film ‘Brotherhood’ (2018) won over 75 international awards and was nominated for an Oscar in 2020. With roots in both Tunisia and Canada, her films examine family, identity, and societal conflicts. Her first feature film, ‘Who Do I Belong To’, continues her exploration of complex human emotions set against challeng

Contacts

Doha film institute

Initiatives

DFI Events

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