One of Them
Spring Grant 2015 - Production Stage
Fahad Al Kuwari / Short Narrative / Qatar / 2016 / 15 min / Original Language: Arabic / Interests: Comedy
Synopsis
During Friday prayers, Khalid notices that the khutbah does not start as early as usual. His friend Ahmed tells him to pay attention to the imam and stop talking. Puzzled, Khalid looks toward the minbar, only to realise that the imam is indeed preaching – but Khalid can’t hear him. He also notices the imam is wearing a brown paper bag with a red smile drawn on it. Confused, he asks his friend for an explanation. Ahmed advises Khalid to see a doctor, fearing that his friend has become “one of them”. When the doctor can offer no help, Ahmed suggests that Khalid wear a similar paper bag to see whether that might solve the problem.
Credits
- Director
- Fahad Al Kuwari
- Screenwriter
- Fahad Al Kuwari
- Producer
- Mary Bugg
- Executive Producer
- Bassam Al Ibrahim, Khalid Al Jaber
- Production Company
- Innovation Films
About the Director
Born in Qatar in 1990, Fahad Ahmed J. Al-Kuwari is an independent writer-filmmaker. He was raised in the suburbs of Doha, which influences the setting of most of his works. Al-Kuwari comes from an arts and design background, and never studied film in an academic context. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar. He was introduced to filmmaking through working in production design, which is apparent in the aesthetic of his work. Al-Kuwari has worked on several short films, including Ali Al Anssari’s ‘Qarar’ (2014) and Sarah Al-Derham’s ‘Ghazil’ (2012). He wrote Al Anssari’s ‘I’ (2013), and wrote and directed ‘Ruqya’ (2011). His first participation in a major feature-length film was on the set of Mira Nair’s ‘The Reluctant Fundamentalist’ (2012).
Contacts
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Director
Fahad Al Kuwari
- Company:
- Innovation Films
- Email:
- fahoods@ymail.com
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Main Contact
George Chalouhi
- Company:
- Innovation Films
- Email:
- george@innovationme.com