Ajyal Film Festival 2024

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  • Waves '98

    Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2016

    The complex relationship of contemporary Beirutis to their troubled home city is beautifully im…

    Ely Dagher / Lebanon, Qatar / Short 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

  • Whale Valley

    Bader - ages 18+ - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2013

    The powerful bond between two brothers keeps them going strong in the isolation of the remote I…

    Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson / Denmark, Iceland / Short 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

  • What Walaa Wants

    Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Film Festival 2018

    'What Walaa Wants' is the compelling story of a headstrong young girl. Raised in a refugee camp…

    Christy Garland / Canada, Denmark / Feature Documentary

  • What a Pest

    Special Screening - Ajyal Film Festival 2018

    Fisherman Sergei escapes from everyday life to the uninhabited shores of Onega to meet with the…

    Svetlana Chernikova / Russian Federation / Short Documentary


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