FilmFest 2018
Selected trailers and film links can be found below the posters
Selected Trailer & Film Gallery, 2018
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UAE 2017; color; English and Arabic with English subtitles; 9 minutes; dir. Sachin Augustine
BACKSTAGE: UAE 2017; color; English and Arabic with English subtitles; 9 minutes; dir. Sachin Augustine -
UNSPOKEN: UAE 2017; color; Arabic with English subtitles; 10 minutes; dir. Samia Badih
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OFF THE GRID: UAE 2017; color; English; 8 minutes; dir. Sarah Hassan
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RANAPAKHARA: UAE 2017; color; English and Hindi with English subtitles; 10 minutes; dir. Swapna Kurup
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Oman 2018; color animation; Arabic with English subtitles; 2 minutes; dir. Arwa Jamil AlGhafri
An animated view of Omani life before the modern era.
THE BEAUTIFUL PAST (OMAN): Oman 2018; color animation; Arabic with English subtitles; 2 minutes; dir. Arwa Jamil AlGhafri -
Yemen 2018; color; Arabic with English subtitles; 9 minutes; dir. Katherine Hennessey
Amidst civil war Yemeni actors and poets search for hope and inspiration in the wordsof the world’s greatest playwright. In this film they perform some of Shakespeare’smost famous lines and a Yemeni poet recites a Shakespeare inspired qasidah.
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Qatar 2018; color; English and Arabic with English subtitles; 13 minutes; dir. Ibrahim Nash’at
A kite in the sky, a board on his feet and natures key ingredient; the wind. A passionate rider perfecting the art of Kitesurfing to balance mind, body and soul.
A MOMENT WITH THE WIND: Qatar 2018; color; English and Arabic with English subtitles; 13 minutes; dir. Ibrahim Nash’at -
Oman 2018; color animation; Arabic with English subtitles; 4 minutes; dir. Arwa Jamil AlGhafri
This animated drama suggests returning to traditional social values is the solution to company’s economic problems.
BUSINESS ETIQUETTE: Oman 2018; color animation; Arabic with English subtitles; 4 minutes; dir. Arwa Jamil AlGhafri -
Qatar 1962; color; Danish with English subtitles; 16 minutes; dir. Jette BangFeaturing a Cineforum with Jocelyn S. Mitchell and Scott Curtis
Filmed by the 1959 Danish Expedition, Beduiner shows life before oil revenues transformed Qatar. The film presents the Al-Murrah tribe, highlighting many aspects of their nomadic life. This is the first screening with English subtitles before an international academic audience.
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UAE 2017; color; Arabic with English subtitles; 10 minutes; dir. Nada ElAzhary
Instead of sending a text to a boy with whom she is flirting, a young girl accidently sends it to her father. Can she delete it from his phone before he sees it?
1-0: UAE 2017; color; Arabic with English subtitles; 10 minutes; dir. Nada ElAzhary -
Bahrain 2017; color; Arabic with English subtitles; 10 minutes; dir. Saleh Nass
Desperate to get home, a schoolgirl is embarrassed when her father picks her up in a dusty old pickup truck. Undeterred, he makes a detour to take her on a small fishing trip.
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