Ajyal Film Festival 2023

All films

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  • Fire in Our Hearts

    Special Screening - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2014

    Until the late 1970s, illegal slavery affected many tribespeople in India. Activism secured the…

    Jayshree Janu Kharpade / India, United States of America / Short Documentary

  • The First Grader

    Closing Night Gala - Doha Tribecca Film Festival 2010

    The inspirational story about an elderly farmer in a Kenyan village who wants to enroll in a lo…

    Justin Chadwick / U.K. / Feature Narrative

  • The First Thunder

    Special Screening - Ajyal Film Festival 2018

    A beautifully illustrated musical fantasy that depicts the awakening of Mother Nature after her…

    Anastasia Melikhova / Russian Federation / Short Narrative

  • Fish

    Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2016

    Grief-stricken Armando isn’t very happy that he and his father are emigrating to Mexico, but Da…

    Andrew Ruiz / United States of America / Short Narrative

  • The Fishermen

    Made in Qatar - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2017

    Every night, three fishermen escape from the lights, traffic and towering buildings of Doha out…

    Obada Jarbi / Qatar / Short Documentary

  • The Fishermen

    Special Screening - Ajyal Film Festival 2019

    In the light-filled and tower-drilled crowded city of Doha, three fishermen escape to the sea.…

    Obada Yousef Jarbi / Qatar / Unknown

  • Five Stars

    Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Film Festival 2022

    Carlos and Toñi live in a tiny apartment in a marginalised neighbourhood in Portugal. They have…

    Roberto Jiménez Bozada / Spain / Short Narrative