1001 Days
Special Screening - Ajyal Film Festival 2019
Aisha Al-Jaidah / Short Narrative / Qatar / 2017 / 12 min / DCP / In Arabic / English subtitles
Rated: Parental guidance is advised. Some material may be inappropriate for young children.
Synopsis
‘1001 Days’ tells the story of the life of Sheherezade, the creative and heroic storyteller. Night after night, Sheherezade fought for her life by crafting stories for the King. Within a traditional fairy-tale structure, this animated short addresses eternal issues like sacrifice, equality and bravery, and considers how today’s women deserve equal treatment and privileges. The film imagines a story behind the famous fable, and a strong woman who fights for her independence, dignity and freedom.
About the Director
Aisha Al-Jaidah is an illustrator and animator. She began her career in 2010 as a motion graphics artist at Al Jazeera Children’s Channel. As a senior animation producer, she developed the first animated children’s series created by a Qatari. Al-Jaidah received a scholarship to study animation and graduated from Kingston University London, an achievement that motivated her to launch her own animation production company. She hopes Blue Penguin Animation will be one of the first companies in Qatar to fully produce animation locally.
Credits
- Director
- Aisha Al-Jaidah
- Screenwriter
- Aisha Al-Jaidah and Latifa Al-Darwish
- Producer
- Ben Robinson
- Music
- Mohammed Al-Mulla and Greg Johnson
- Sound
- Leon Minas
- Cast
- Shoug Al Muamen, Rashid Al-Sheeb