T Boy
Bader - ages 18+ - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2014
Maryam Al Sahli / Short Narrative / Qatar / 2014 / 7 min / Colour / DCP / In English, Hindi / Arabic, English 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
A young Indian IT professional who has moved to Doha on the promise of lucrative employment ends up in a job making tea for the employees of an office. When one of the managers discovers his outstanding skills, a glimpse of a better future brings a sparkle to the worker’s eye. Cleverly constructed to let us embrace the hopes of an endearing character, this crushing film sheds a harsh, unforgiving light on the tough life of immigrant labourers.
About the Director
Maryam Al-Sahli is a film and video editor who has worked with the Doha Film Institute, Al Jazeera Children’s Channel and Innovation Films. She edited ‘Bidoon’ (2012) and ‘Crazy Calm’ (2012), two short films that screened at the Doha Tribeca Film Festival in 2012. Al-Sahli graduated from Qatar University with a Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Mass Communication in 2011, and is the first Qatari woman to make film editing her profession. ‘T Boy’ marks her first foray into directing.
Credits
- Director
- Maryam Al Sahli
- Screenwriter
- Maryam Al Sahli, Zakie Khan
- Editor
- Maryam Al Sahli
- Cinematographer
- Suhaib Abou Douleh
- Cast
- Zakie Khan, Osama Zboun