Ajyal Film Festival 2023

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  • Roommates

    Bariq - ages 4+ - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2014

    A guitar-playing hare and an electro-disco-loving grizzly bear share a house, with hilariously…

    Sandrine Minatchi, Maureen Rigaud, Fabien Leclerc / France / Short Narrative

  • SNAP

    Bariq - ages 4+ - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2013

    Everyone makes fun of Snap because he’s no good at catching fish – until a cool frog shows him…

    Thomas G. Murphy / Belgium, United Kingdom / Short Narrative

  • Sabaku

    Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Film Festival 2018

    A short but endearing story about making new friends and finding acceptance, as a little bird n…

    Marlies van der Wel / Netherlands / Short Narrative

  • Sahara

    Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2015

    A long figure rides an oryx across the Sahara on a mission to bring peace to her war-torn land.

    Jérémie Faé, Arthur Morin, Georgia Noël Wolinski, Laure Petrini, Caroline Tarrago / France / Short Narrative

  • Sandarah

    Made in Kuwait - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2017

    During the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, a detachment of soldiers is sent to arrest a family. Deep…

    Yousef Al Bagshi / Kuwait / Short Narrative

  • Sauna

    Special Screening - Doha Tribecca Film Festival 2011

    A couple of old men are sitting in a steamy sauna, sweat dripping from their faces. A vague fi…

    Junya Nishioka / Japan / Short Narrative

  • Scrambled

    Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2017

    ‘Scrambled’ pairs up the tactile joys of the Rubik’s Cube with the whiz-bang of contemporary vi…

    Bastiaan Schravendeel / Netherlands / Short Narrative