Treasures of the Past
Special Screening - Ajyal Film Festival 2019
Rawan Al-Nassiri, Nada Bedair / Qatar / N/A / 8 min / Unknown / DCP / In Arabic / English subtitles
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Rated: 
Parental guidance is advised. Some material may be inappropriate for young children.
Description
Om Fahad, Om Khalid and Om Mohammed are three elderly Qatari women who have spent their lives putting food on their families’ tables through their handiwork. Om Fahad sews ‘batula’, the gold face-cover for women; Om Mohammed makes ‘sadw’, the distinctive, brightly coloured heavy fabric used for carpets and accessories; and Om Khalid cooks traditional Qatari food. In ‘Treasures of the Past’, these three cheerful and engaging grandmothers bring to mind the old saying, “a woman’s work is never done”.
Director
Rawan Al-Nassiri
Nada Bedair
Credits
- Screenwriter
- Rawan Al-Nassiri, Nada Bedair
- Cinematographer
- Rawan Al-Nassiri, Nada Bedair
- Editor
- Rawan Al-Nassiri, Nada Bedair
- Music
- Khalid Al-Faisal
- Cast
- Om Khalid , Om Mohammed, Om Hamad