Ajyal Film Festival 2023

All films

All Countries

  • Baghdad Messi

    Hilal - ages 13+ - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2013

    Hammoudi and his pals are obsessed with football. Now, with the Champions League final match co…

    Sahim Omar Kalifa / Belgium, United Arab Emirates, Iraq / Short Narrative

  • Bahiya & Mahmoud

    Arab Short Film Competition - Doha Tribecca Film Festival 2011

    Ageing couple Bahiya and Mahmoud have fallen into a reliable routine of bickering and making on…

    Zaid Abu Hamdan / Jordan, United States of America / Short Narrative

  • Bambirak

    Ajyal Competition, Ajyal at Vox - Ajyal Film Festival 2021

    When 8-year-old Kati stows away in her father's delivery van, Faruk must juggle his responsibil…

    Zamarin Wahdat / United States of America, Germany / Short Narrative

  • Bat Time

    Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2016

    When the sun goes down, all the farm animals go to sleep, so who’s a friendly bat to play with?

    Elena Walf / Germany / Short Narrative

  • Batti

    Special Screening - Ajyal Film Festival 2019

    Batti, a ten-year-old boy, and his friend eke out a living by cleaning cars and selling books…

    Akshay Sarjerao Danavale / India / Short Narrative

  • Beach Flags

    Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2015

    Two girls compete to represent Iran at the international Beach Race, but one soon recognises he…

    Sarah Saidan / France, Iran / Short Narrative

  • Bear Story

    Mohaq - ages 8+ - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2014

    Stunningly constructed, ‘Bear Story’ is the award-winning, poignant tale of a melancholy bear w…

    Gabriel Osorio / Chile / Short Narrative