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Ajyal Film Festival 2024

Films

  • Alkaline

    Made in Qatar - Ajyal Film Festival 2024

    After his father’s health scare leads to a strict organic lifestyle, a son seeks to understand the growing divide between them, uncovering fears that influence their views on health and family.

    Paul Abraham, Abdulla Alhor / Qatar / Short Documentary

  • Breshna

    Made in Qatar - Ajyal Film Festival 2024

    Scarred by a violent attack in Kabul, Breshna flees to Qatar, where she reflects on a journey marked by loss, resilience, and an unbreakable hope for peace.

    Obada Jarbi / Qatar / Short Documentary

  • Bye Bye Benz Benz

    Special Screening | Made in Morocco - Ajyal Film Festival 2024

    During Morocco’s programme to replace ageing taxis, driver Kbir remains attached to his classic Mercedes 240, a vehicle rich with memories from a changing era.

    Jules Rouffio, Mamoun Rtal Bennani / Morocco / Short Documentary

  • Moon

    Special Screening | Made in Morocco - Ajyal Film Festival 2024

    Two 14-year-old Amazigh children, Hasna and Samad, use art and painting to capture light in the midst of darkness, finding beauty where others see strangeness.

    Zineb Wakrim / Morocco / Short Documentary

  • The Mother and the Bear

    Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Film Festival 2024

    Through intricate glimpses into the lives of three generations of women, this film explores the complex mother-daughter relationships that shape family legacies.

    Yasmina El Kamaly / Egypt / Short Documentary

  • The Poem We Sang

    Special Screening | Voices From Palestine - Ajyal Film Festival 2024

    An experimental documentary reflecting on family, displacement, and the power of memory, inspired by a poem sung by the director’s father and uncle about their lost home in Palestine.

    Annie Sakkab / Canada, Palestine, Jordan / Short Documentary