Al - Kora
Special Screening
Amal Al-Muftah / Short Narrative / Qatar / 2013 / 2 min / Colour
In Arabic / English subtitles
Interests: Youth, Friendship
No Premiere
Rated: Parental guidance is advised. Some material may be inappropriate for young children.
Synopsis
In an old Qatari village, a young boy is playing soccer by himself. When he accidentally throws the football over a wall and is unsure how he is going to retrieve it, his sister comes to the rescue – but her act of kindness gets her into trouble.
About the Directors
Amal Al-Muftah was born in 1994 in Doha, and is currently studying Communications at Northwestern University in Qatar. She started making films in high school, then narrowed her focus to directing. Her previous work includes ‘AlKora’ (2013), the award-winning ‘Alhamali’ (2014), and ‘Smicha’ (2016).
Credits
- Director
- Amal Al-Muftah
- Screenwriter
- Amal Al-Muftah
- Producer
- Amal Al-Muftah
- Editor
- Anis Hammami
- Cinematographer
- Mohammed Nairooz
- Production Company
- Doha Film Institute
- Assistant Director
- Abdulkareem Anisetty
- Cast
- Hissa Al-Hardan, Khalid Al-Muftah