Films Films
  • Demba

    Qumra Screenings - Qumra 2025

    Demba is about to retire after 30 years of service at the city hall in his small town in Northern Senegal. That hot summer, as the two-year anniversary of his wife's passing approaches, he realises he just can't "shake it off." As his mental health deteriorates, he discovers a new connection with his once-estranged son.

    Mamadou Dia / Senegal, Germany, Qatar / Feature Narrative

  • East of Noon

    Qumra Screenings - Qumra 2025

    Set in a confined world outside time, 'East of Noon' follows 19-year-old Abdo—a musical prodigy who dares to challenge the rigid order of his elders. The eccentric showman Shawky rules their isolated community through a theatrical blend of performance and fear, while Galala, the village storyteller, offers solace with fables of the sea—an unseen place that exists only in myth.

    Hala Elkoussy / Netherlands, Egypt, Qatar / Feature Narrative

  • MA - Cry of Silence

    Qumra Screenings - Qumra 2025

    In 2022, Myanmar remains engulfed in civil war following the military coup of 1 February 2021. Mi-Thet, a young Burmese woman, is working in a garment factory in Yangon, far from her native village. Wages have not been paid for the past two months, and a group of workers are leading a strike.

    The Maw Naing / Myanmar, South Korea, France, Singapore, Norway, Qatar / Feature Narrative

  • Moondove

    Qumra Screenings - Qumra 2025

    Three stories in the mountains of Lebanon metaphysically converge to illustrate stories of memory, loss and love. A remote village faces an uncertain future—their harvest is over, but a relentless drought threatens both the land and their very way of life.

    Karim Kassem / Lebanon, Netherlands, Qatar / Feature Documentary

  • Red Path

    Qumra Screenings - Qumra 2025

    In the ruggedly beautiful, yet isolated arcadian landscape of central Tunisia, 14-year-old Ashraf's life is suddenly shattered when a group brutally murders his cousin and forces him to carry a horrific message back to his family. As he struggles to process his internal trauma, he finds himself completely abandoned externally by the authorities and the very people who should protect him.

    Lotfi Achour / Tunisia, France, Belgium, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Qatar / Feature Narrative

  • Rising Up at Night

    Qumra Screenings - Qumra 2025

    Kinshasa, the capital city of 17 million people, is plunged into darkness and insecurity as its inhabitants struggle to access the light. In a relentless quest, Kudi mobilises the people of his neighbourhood, Kisenso, to buy the stolen cable so that electricity can be restored in time for the festivities.

    Nelson Makengo / Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Belgium, Germany, Burkina Faso, Qatar / Feature Documentary