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Explore our archive of exceptional films and series from Qatar and beyond—all brought to life with the support of the Institute.

Feature Documentary

143 Sahara Street

Malika lives alone in the middle of the Sahara desert. She runs a restaurant, a stopover for many truckers and occasional tourists on the Trans-Sahara highway, crossing from Algeria to Mali.

Feature Documentary

143 Sahara Street

Malika lives alone in the middle of the Sahara Desert. She runs a restaurant, a stopover for many truckers and occasional tourists on the Trans-Sahara highway, crossing from Algeria to Mali.

Feature Narrative

1976

Supported by Doha Film Institute and featured at the Cannes Directors’ Fortnight in 2022, ‘1976’ is a taut and haunting debut from Chilean director Manuela Martelli.

Feature Narrative

1982

Working in partnership with the Translation and Interpreting Institute of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Hamad Bin Khalifa University—Ajyal Film Festival is delighted to bring our popular inclusive experience back to the silver screen this year with a DFI supported film, Oualid Mouaness’ critically acclaimed ‘1982’.

Feature Narrative

19B

In a dilapidated villa, lives an old guard who watches over an abandoned house. The house he considers his home and sanctuary is all of a sudden threatened by a young park attendant, leaving him forced to face his fears, his past and a world he no longer recognizes.

Feature Narrative

2 Rooms and a Parlor

After his wife’s death Khalil discovers that his routine life is about to end without exploring all its aspects, so he decides to take a trip to Panama.

Feature Narrative

200 Meters

A Palestinian man, living on the West Bank and separated from his hospitalised son by the wall, must embark on a harrowing journey to see him. A distance of 200 meters becomes a 200-kilometer odyssey.

Feature Documentary

2G

Agadez, 2021. Following the ban on unlawful migrant transportation by the Niger government, four former smugglers struggle to make a living.

Feature Narrative

3000 Nights

Falsely accused of being involved in terrorist activity, Layal is arrested, interrogated, and incarcerated in an Israeli jail. As she becomes accustomed to being surrounded by hardened Israeli criminals and Palestinian political prisoners, all to the tune of the torment visited by cruel guards and a nearly sadistic warden, Layal discovers she is pregnant. Life in prison acts as a metaphor for living under occupation...

Feature Documentary

5 Seasons of Revolution

Lina wanted to become simply a camerawoman. But after the uprising in Syria, it didn’t take long until events escalated, and arrests, torture, and potentially life-threatening situations became a reality for Lina to negotiate as a new norm.

Short Narrative

7 KM - Seven Kilometers

Two children are threatened by a terrorist during the civil war in Algeria.

Feature Narrative

7 Waves

Laila returns to Doha from London after her mother's death, only to be consumed by unsettling dreams and supernatural visions. As she faces grief, she embarks on a quest for healing, love, and answers to the mysterious experiences.

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