My Hero (Batali)
Special Screening
Nora Al-Subai / Short Narrative / Qatar / 2013 / 5 min / Colour
In Arabic / English subtitles
No Premiere
Rated: Parental guidance is advised. Some material may be inappropriate for young children.
Synopsis
A young boy idolises his father and longs to spend more time with him, but nothing seems to work: the man is just too busy. Then one day the youngster devises a clever way to grab his father’s attention by playing him at his own game... ‘My Hero’ won a Best Short Film award at the Ajyal Youth Film Festival in 2013.
About the Directors
Born and raised in France, Nora Al-Subai is a Qatari writer and director. She graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar with a degree in Computer Science. Her short film, ‘My Hero’ (2013), was named Best Short Film at the Ajyal Youth Film Festival and appeared in the markets of the Festival de Cannes and the Clemont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival. 'Al-Johara' premiered at Ajyal, where it received the Special Jury Award. It also made its way to Cannes and the Sarajavo Film Festival.
Credits
- Director
- Nora Al-Subai
- Screenwriter
- Nora Al-Subai
- Producer
- Gaurri A Kadam, Halah Al Zaman
- Editor
- Yaseen Zane, Rasha Mkacher, Nora Al Subai
- Cinematographer
- Gaurri A Kadam
- Production Company
- Doha Film Institute
- Cast
- Abdulrahman Al Jaber, Naila Ali, Mohamed Sharif