In The Middle (في المنتصف)
Made in Qatar - Ajyal Film Festival 2019
Mariam Al-Dhubhani / Short Documentary / Yemen, Qatar / 2019 / 14 min / In Arabic
Rated: Mature subject matter which may not be suitable for minors. Parental guidance is strongly advised.Individuals under the age of 15 are not admitted into cinemas.
Synopsis
In a rarely seen perspective of war, we follow Ali—a Yemeni soldier on tour in the temporary capital of Aden. Leaving his hopes, dreams, and education behind to join the military, Ali dutifully sits at his checkpoint, performing a mundane task that he is clearly overqualified to do. His story represents the majority of youth in the country, people who are unable to just ‘live’, but instead are forced to continually struggle to survive
About the Director
Mariam Al-Dhubhani is a Yemeni-Russian award-winning journalist and filmmaker. Al-Dhubhani is currently doing an MA in Museum and Gallery Practice at UCL Qatar. She first pursued her passion for media during the 2011 Arab uprisings and co-founded her first media production. Al-Dhubhani’s films have been screened globally in festivals such as Carthage, Interfilm, and Oaxaca. She also utilizes Virtual Reality in highlighting stories from Yemen.
Credits
- Director
- Mariam Al-Dhubhani
- Producer
- Noor Abunabaa, Mohammed Al-Jaberi
- Editor
- Nur Munawarah, Amit Chowdhury
- Cinematographer
- Mohammed Al-Jaberi
- Sound
- Mariam Al-Dhubhani
- Cast
- Ali Mustafa, Um Ali Mustafa, Yousef Mustafa, Ibrahim Mustafa, Jamil Mustafa, Yasser Hamsan