Monsters
Made in Qatar
Nesma Sherif, Islam Sherif / Short Narrative / Qatar / 2014 / 1 min / Colour / DCP
In No Dialogue
Interests: Animation, Social Issues, Education
Qatar Premiere
Rated: General Audiences. Suitable for ages 4 and up.
Synopsis
Saving water and conserving energy are as easy as flipping a switch … but some people seem to need more encouragement than others. This whimsical film uses accomplished plasticine stop-motion animation to teach a lesson that could help save the Earth.
About the Directors
Nesma Sherif was born in Egypt in 1989 and moved to Qatar when she was very young. She graduated with a BA from Qatar University in 2012, where her major was English literature. She took Mass Communication as a minor, did several news reports, and fell in love with filmmaking.
Islam Sherif was born in Qatar in 1997, of Egyptian descent. Sherif is still a high-school student, but he has always been passionate about filmmaking. He and his brother made the ‘MB Show’, whose six episodes can be seen on YouTube.
Credits
- Director
- Nesma Sherif, Islam Sherif
- Screenwriter
- Nesma Sherif, Islam Sherif
- Editor
- Nesma Sherif
- Music
- Nesma Sherif
- Cinematographer
- Nesma Sherif
- Cast
- Islam Sherif