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Ajyal Award Winners 2019 - Short Film Programme

Runtime: 92 min

• The Unlucky Hamster

  Ajyal Competition

  Fluffy is a cute little hamster who just can't catch a break! Every day he patiently waits in his cage at th…

  

  Abdulaziz Khashabi / Qatar, Indonesia / 2019 / Short Narrative

• Child of the Earth

  Ajyal Competition

  The overview effect is the sensation described by astronauts looking back at the Earth from space: an overwhel…

  

  Claudio Fäh / Switzerland, United States of America / 2018 / Short Documentary

• Falling Leaves

  Made in Qatar

  It's a big day in the life of a little girl, as she is finally being inducted into the family business—embalmi…

  

  Dimitri Yuri / Qatar / 2019 / Short Narrative

• The Ostrich Politic

  Ajyal Competition

  In this poetic tale about behavioural misconceptions and the dangers of narrow-mindedness, we join an advanced…

  

  Mohamad Houhou / France / 2018 / Short Narrative

• In The Middle

  Ajyal Competition

  Forced to pick up arms, young soldiers are stuck in the middle of the ongoing war in Yemen.

  

  Mariam Al-Dhubhani / Yemen, Qatar / 2019 / Short Documentary

• End of the Road

  Made in Qatar

  Munir is an honest taxi driver, known within the local community as being principled and trustworthy, always w…

  

  Ahmad Adnan Al-Sharif / Qatar / 2019 / Short Narrative

• Beit Byoot

  Ajyal Competition

  Set in a dystopian dollhouse, Jameela, a friendly little girl wants nothing more than to fit in with the other…

  

  Mayar Hamdan / Jordan, Qatar / 2019 / Short Narrative

• Maradona's Legs

  Ajyal Competition

  In a Palestinian village during the 1990 Football World Cup, two young brothers Rafat and Fadel are struggling…

  

  Firas Khoury / Germany, Palestine / 2019 / Short Narrative

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