Ajyal Film Festival 2019

All films

All Countries

  • Ignorant

    Mohaq - ages 8+ - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2014

    It’s a big day for seven-year-old Hussein. He gets up early and instructs his driver to take hi…

    Yousef Al-Abdullah / Kuwait / Short Narrative

  • In August

    Hilal - ages 13+ - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2014

    Six-year-old Margaux wakes up early and sees her father packing boxes into his car. Her mother…

    Jenna Hasse / Switzerland / Short Narrative

  • Jack

    Bariq - ages 4+ - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2014

    Jack is made of junk, but he’s missing part of an arm. He searches for something to replace it,…

    Quentin Haberham / Netherlands / Short Narrative

  • King's Day

    Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2016

    It’s the King’s Day holiday in the Netherlands and everyone is celebrating the day off – except…

    Steven Wouterlood / Netherlands / Short Narrative

  • Lamb

    Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2015

    After Ephraïm’s mother dies, his father must go to Addis Ababa to find work, so he sends his ni…

    Yared Zeleke / France, Ethiopia, Germany, Norway, Qatar / Feature Narrative

  • The Law of the Jungle

    Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2015

    A red monkey, a green baboon and a big purple gorilla demonstrate why there’s more to being top…

    Pascale Hecquet / Belgium / Short Narrative

  • Listen to the Silence

    Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2016

    Nine-year-old Luka lives in a boarding school for deaf children. Somewhat hyperactive, the youn…

    Mariam Chachia / Georgia, Qatar / Feature Documentary


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