Ajyal Film Festival 2024

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Fragile

Made in Qatar - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2016

Khalifa AlMarri / Short Narrative / France, Qatar / 2016 / 8 min / Colour / DCP2K / In English / Arabic subtitles / World Premiere
Rated: Parental guidance advised for viewers under the age of 15. Individuals under the age of 15 are not admitted into cinemas unless accompanied by an individual aged 18 or over.

Synopsis

We all know that breaking up is hard to do, but usually the journey from denial to acceptance is inevitable, no matter how much it hurts to recall memories of happy times. One half of this former couple, however, finds herself unable to let go and has found a peculiar way to show her everlasting love.

About the Director

Khalifa AlMarri was born in Qatar in 1992. An artist who has made several contributions to the fine art community in Qatar, he is the director of ‘Man of the House’, which won a Made in Qatar Award at Ajyal in 2015 and was invited to the third GCC Film Festival in Abu Dhabi. AlMarri studied Mass Communications at Qatar University and holds a diploma in Directing and Filmmaking from the New York Film Academy. He made ‘Fragile’ as part of a joint Doha Film Institute – La Fémis summer course in Paris in 2016.

Credits

Director
Khalifa AlMarri
Screenwriter
Raphaëlle Desplechin
Producer
Khalifa AlMarri
Editor
Khalifa AlMarri
Music
Khalifa AlMarri
Cinematographer
Luc Pages, Abdulaziz Alballam
Cast
Chloé Dumas, François Le Mao

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