Passport (Jawaz Safar)
Made in Qatar
Dana Almeer / Short Narrative / Qatar / 2016 / 6 min / Colour / DCP2K
In Arabic / English subtitles
Interests: Comedy, Drama
World Premiere
Rated: Parental guidance is advised for viewers under the age of 13. Individuals under the age of 13 are not admitted into cinemas unless accompanied by an individual aged 18 or older.
Synopsis
Reem and Mahmoud have faced all kinds of obstacles in their lives together – convincing their parents they should get married was something of a challenge, for example. Now, the couple want to go to America to deliver their first child, but paperwork, Doha traffic and the scheduling whims of the US Embassy all conspire to stand in their way. Fast-paced and very funny, ‘Passport’ shows us there’s a cheerful work-around for everything.
About the Directors
Qatari Dana Al-Meer has been a filmmaker and photographer since she was 10 years old. She has always wished to share her thoughts and heart with the world through films with a different vision. She graduated from the University of Swansea with a BA in Media Studies. She believes that dreams come true; it always starts with a dream.
Credits
- Director
- Dana Almeer
- Screenwriter
- Dana AlMeer
- Editor
- Khaled Eissa
- Cinematographer
- Mahmoud Abdulaziz
- Production Company
- Doha Film Institute
- Cast
- Khalid Nabil, Nada Ahmed, Fatma Al Shroqi, Omar Othman, Abdulla Al Mulla, Salwa Al Khalifa, Nancy Hendryx, Ibrahim Korayem, Ania Wojtowicz