10% (Ashrah Fi Al-Maa'a)
Made in Qatar - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2014
Yousef AlMoadhadi / Short Narrative / Qatar / 2014 / 7 min / Colour / DCP / In Arabic / English subtitles / No Premiere
Rated: Parental guidance is advised. Some material may be inappropriate for young children.
Synopsis
A young man is obsessed with his mobile phone. Worried because his battery is running low, he gets into all kinds of trouble because of his beloved gadget – he loses his job, crashes his car and even falls into a sewage pit. Is this the end of the love affair between man and machine? Told in hilarious flashbacks, ‘10%’ is a witty take on everyone’s dependence on mobiles that rings timely and true.
About the Director
Yousef AlMoadhadi has directed a number of acclaimed short films, as well as several corporate promotional videos. He worked with Al Jazeera Documentary for six years. An experienced editor, he currently works with the Doha Film Institute in this capacity. His ‘10%’ won the Made in Qatar Award at the 2014 Ajyal Youth Film Festival, where the jury praised the film for “the simplicity of its central idea coupled with its excellent techniques in cinematography, direction and presentation.”
Credits
- Director
- Yousef AlMoadhadi
- Screenwriter
- Abdulaziz Al-Saadi
- Producer
- Omar Badori
- Editor
- Yousef AlMoadhadi
- Music
- Audio Network
- Cinematographer
- Yousef AlMoadhadi
- Cast
- Mohammed AlSyari, Siwar AlZaytoni, Hassan Atef, Omar Badori, Samih AlHjari, Mohammed AlEmadi, Mohammed Hamad, Abdulaziz Al-Saadi