Ajyal Film Festival 2023

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  • Siblings

    Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Film Festival 2018

    The children and youth featured in this thought-provoking and heartwarming documentary all have…

    James Michael Chiang / Canada / Short Documentary

  • Socotra - The Invisible Island

    Made in Qatar - Ajyal Film Festival 2019

    A sombre look at the island of Socotra, situated 400 km off the coast of Yemen.

    Ching Siew Hua / Qatar / Short Documentary

  • Sonita

    Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2016

    In Tehran, where it is illegal for women to sing, 18-year-old Afghan refugee Sonita dreams of b…

    Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami / Iran, Germany, Switzerland / Feature Documentary

  • Sounds for Mazin

    Hilal - ages 13+ - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2013

    An operation allows Mazin, who is almost completely deaf, to hear sounds he has never heard bef…

    Ingrid Kamerling / Netherlands, The / Short Documentary

  • Speed Sisters

    Special Screening - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2014

    The Speed Sisters are the first all-woman race-car driving team in the Middle East. They’re bol…

    Amber Fares / Palestine, United States of America, Qatar / Feature Documentary

  • Step

    Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2017

    The Lethal Ladies of the Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women are a formidable step team…

    Amanda Lipitz / United States of America / Feature Documentary

  • Storm Surfers 3D

    Special Screening - Doha Tribecca Film Festival 2012

    After a lifetime of seeking out the world’s biggest and most dangerous swells, two big-wave sur…

    Justin McMillan, Christopher Nelius / Australia / Feature Narrative