Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2017
Chaos Antidote
Made in Qatar - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2017
Hadeer Omar, Idris Elhassan / Qatar / 2017 / 5 min / Colour / DCP / In English, No Dialogue / Arabic subtitles
Themes: Arthouse, Documentary, Identity
Rated: 
Parental guidance is advised for viewers under the age of 13. Individuals under the age of 13 are not admitted into cinemas unless accompanied by an individual aged 18 or older.
Description
Through gorgeous superimposition, the ever-changing urban landscape of Doha under construction is dreamily contemplated in this wordless, wonderfully languid documentary essay. Images of cranes, rising towers and roadways in flux – constants in contemporary Doha’s personality – create a striking, dynamic collage that is reminiscent of a day’s wandering through Qatar’s crown city. As morning becomes daytime and sunset leads to night, order is made of chaos and a sense of peace is imposed on the frenetic pace of progress.
Director
Hadeer Omar
Hadeer Omar is an Egyptian time-based media artist based in Qatar. Recently, her visual diaries were displayed at the 202020 exhibition at VCU Arts Qatar and at Calligraphies in Conversation 2017 at the San Francisco Public Library.
Idris Elhassan is an aspiring Sudanese filmmaker who has a passion for experimental and abstract material that explores domains such as value systems, science and spirituality, and is dedicated to making films that tackle these topics.
Idris Elhassan
Hadeer Omar is an Egyptian time-based media artist based in Qatar. Recently, her visual diaries were displayed at the 202020 exhibition at VCU Arts Qatar and at Calligraphies in Conversation 2017 at the San Francisco Public Library.
Idris Elhassan is an aspiring Sudanese filmmaker who has a passion for experimental and abstract material that explores domains such as value systems, science and spirituality, and is dedicated to making films that tackle these topics.
Credits
- Screenwriter
- Idris Elhassan, Hadeer Omar
- Cinematographer
- Idris Elhassan, Hadeer Omar, Pablo Iraburu, Miguel Garcia, Jaser Alagha
- Editor
- Idris Elhassan, Hadeer Omar
- Music
- Mikel Salas