Ajyal Film Festival 2019

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  • Very Big Shot

    Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2015

    While Jad has been serving five years behind bars for a crime his elder brother Ziad committed,…

    Mir-Jean Bou Chaaya / Lebanon, Qatar / Feature Narrative

  • Wajma (An Afghan Love Story)

    Bader - ages 18+ - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2013

    When Wajma, a young woman bound for law school, is seduced by Mustafa, a charming waite, the tw…

    Barmak Akram / Afghanistan, France / Feature Narrative

  • Walking Out

    Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2017

    Fourteen-year-old David and his estranged dad Cal are reunited for the first time in a year whe…

    Alex Smith, Andrew J. Smith / United States of America / Feature Narrative

  • Wallay

    Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2017

    When 13-year-old Ady gets himself into trouble in a French suburb, his father decides to send h…

    Berni Goldblat / France, Burkina Faso, Qatar / Feature Narrative

  • The Way Way Back

    Bader - ages 18+ - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2013

    When 14-year-old Duncan, his mother and her overbearing boyfriend go on a summer vacation, Dunc…

    Nat Faxon, Jim Rash / United States of America / Feature Narrative

  • Weldi

    Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Film Festival 2018

    A Tunisian couple are nearing retirement age, but times are hard, and money is tight. The life…

    Mohamed Ben Attia / Tunisia, France, Belgium, Qatar / Feature Narrative

  • What Maisie Knew

    Contemporary World Cinema - Doha Tribecca Film Festival 2012

    A contemporary interpretation of the Henry James novel, ‘What Maisie Knew’ is a critique of a s…

    David Siegel, Scott McGehee / United States of America / Feature Narrative

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