Ajyal Film Festival 2023

All films

All Countries

  • A Hero

    Special Screening, Ajyal at Vox, Ajyal at Katara, Opening Night - Ajyal Film Festival 2021

    Rahim finds himself in jail for incurring a business debt he is unable to repay. While on a two…

    Asghar Farhadi / Iran, France / Feature Narrative

  • A Story for 2 Trumpets

    Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Film Festival 2022

    An enchanting and beautifully crafted animated short, ‘A Story for 2 Trumpets’ tells the tale o…

    Amandine Meyer / France / Short Animation

  • Aamer

    Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2017

    Aamer, who has a hearing impairment, lives on the streets of Mumbai. When his mother gives him…

    Amira Bhargava / India / Short Narrative

  • About Dry Grasses

    Qumra Screenings - Ajyal Film Festival 2020

    A profound portrait centred around a young teacher named Samet, working in rural eastern Anatol…

    Nuri Bilge Ceylan / Turkey, France, Germany, Sweden / Feature Narrative

  • Abstract Visions

    Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2017

    This programme of international short films presents some unique, daring and truly original voi…

    / / Film Programme

  • Achoo!

    Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2016

    This wonderfully whimsical animated tale imagines how water droplets become the snowflakes that…

    Yuki Hirakawa / Japan / Short Narrative

  • Adaptation

    Ajyal Competition, Ajyal at Vox - Ajyal Film Festival 2021

    A young red-haired boy draws the ire of local bullies because of his unique appearance and must…

    / Portugal / Short Narrative