Screening on 26 Nov | Sarah, a professional Qatari photographer, visits Katara and happens upon a rebellious young girl and her family. Fascinated by the girl’s defiant behaviour, she begins to follow them.

Sarah, a professional Qatari photographer, visits Katara and happens upon a rebellious young girl and her family. Fascinated by the girl’s defiant behaviour, she begins to follow them.

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Director

Mahdi Ali Ali

Screenwriter

Mahdi Ali Ali

Producer

Basel Owies

Cinematographer

Yasser Mostafa

Editor

Youssef Al Madadi

Sound

Lama Sawaya

Assistant Director

Bashar Al Kasawneh, Abdullah Al Mulla

Cast

Abdulla Ghaifan,
Sana Al Habib,
Gianina Panameno,
Kholood Ahmed,
Noor Deeb,
Zoya

About the Director

Mahdi Ali Ali

Mahdi Ali Ali is a Qatari filmmaker and creative producer whose work blends poetic imagery with reflections on identity, memory and human connection. Based between Doha, Paris and Los Angeles, he represents a new generation of Arab directors redefining Gulf cinema through personal, visually distinctive storytelling. A founder of Doha Film Institute’s education programmes, his debut short ‘Champs-É

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