Ajyal Film Festival 2021
Films
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- 07/01/2022
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- 11/09/2022
- 11/10/2022
- 11/11/2022
- 11/12/2022
- 11/13/2022
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An Invisible Apprentice
Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Film Festival 2022
Despite the shimmering lights, upbeat music and assumed fun of her roller disco class—something is weighing heavy on the shoulders of 12-year-old Inés. Her dance class is a planned distraction, one that was meant to take Inés away from the flashing and beeping lights of her ailing sister’s EKG machine. Learning balance in more ways than one, the young girl begins to compartmentalise her feelings in this nostalgic 80s short about maturation, family, illness and hope.
Emilia Herbst / Argentina / Short Narrative
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The Headhunters Daughter
Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Film Festival 2022
Lynn leaves her family behind to traverse the harrowing roads of the Cordilleran highlands in the Philippines, to try her luck in the city as a country singer. Motivated not by money or fame, she simply wants her voice to be heard and the chance to appear on television so her father might see her perform. Laden with vestiges of American colonialism, this Sundance awarded short is a haunting ballad about the erosion and ultimate replacement of indigenous cultural traditions.
Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan / Philippines / Short Narrative
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InBetween Home
Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Film Festival 2022
In her efforts to obtain accommodation and, therefore, a residence permit in Austria, Marinela—an overburdened, single Romanian mother—relies on her daughter Ilinca as a mediator and translator. However, Ilinca has other plans. She wants to talk to Bubu; she wants to go home. 'InBetween Home' uses a touch of humour to compassionately portray the struggles of first-generation immigrants as they encounter language barriers, bureaucracy, and homesickness in their hope of finding a new life.
Brigitta Kanyaro / Austria, Romania / Short Narrative
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My Sister Liv
Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Film Festival 2022
When eight-year-old Tess learned that her mother was pregnant, she was not excited at the prospect of a sibling. But with the birth of little Liv, who had the same fiery red hair as her older sister, an unbreakable bond was formed that, sadly, was torn apart too soon. Liv grew into a young woman full of energy and with incredible musical talent, but even as a child, she suffered from anxiety and depression until she was driven to a radical solution. Tess was left with a void in her life that she decided to fill by working with teenagers who have the same difficulties as Liv did.
Alan Hicks / Australia, United States of America / Feature Documentary
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Nasser & the Ticket
Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Film Festival 2022
Almost 50 years ago this year, the legendary Pelé played a match in Doha Sports Stadium. On that fateful day in 1973, young Nasser is desperate to see his idol take the field. But he is stuck in Arabic class and must avoid the wrath of his teacher as he attempts to get his hands on a ticket in this charming short about the beautiful game and its power to unite cultures.
Tony El Ghazal / Qatar / Short Narrative
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The Apple Day
Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Film Festival 2022
‘A’ is ‘Apple’, or more appropriately in Farsi—’S’ is for Seeb. Young Mahdi is learning the alphabet and his teacher has the creative idea of rooting the new letters in real-life objects. Since Mahdi’s father is an apple seller by trade, his duty is to bring each student an apple for the class on ‘S’. A simple enough task on the surface. But when the family’s van is stolen, it sets off a series of events that make 30 apples seem like a herculean challenge—one which older brother and young hero, Saeed, is determined to accomplish.
Mahmoud Ghaffari / Iran / Feature Narrative