Ajyal Film Festival 2023

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  • Yaman

    Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2017

    Young and poor, Yaman creates a solution to his difficult circumstances, and at the same time g…

    Amer AlBarzawi / Syria / Short Narrative

  • Yearning

    Arab Feature Competition - Doha Tribecca Film Festival 2011

    “Yearning” is a documentary about the role and margin of freedom women have in a male-dominated…

    Lina Alabed / Syria, Lebanon, Qatar / Feature Documentary

  • Yellow

    Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2016

    In a surprisingly intimate look at everyday life on the streets of Dammam, ‘Yellow’ explores th…

    Mohammed Salman / Saudi Arabia / Short Documentary

  • Yellow Nights

    Made in Qatar - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2015

    A chance encounter has the power to alter not just the course of a young man’s life, but also t…

    Abdullah Al Mulla / Qatar / Short Narrative

  • Yim & Yoyo

    Mohaq - ages 8+ - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2013

    Yim suffers from speech anxiety, but learns confidence from his imaginary friend, Yoyo the pand…

    Anna van Keimpema / Netherlands, The / Short Narrative

  • You Will Die at Twenty

    Ajyal Competition, Special Screening - Ajyal Film Festival 2019

    On the day of her firstborn’s naming ceremony, a mother seeks out a travelling holy man to bles…

    Amjad Abu Alala / Sudan, France, Egypt, Germany, Norway, Qatar / Feature Narrative

  • Youth

    Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Film Festival 2019

    A thought-provoking coming-of-age story, 'Youth' follows a teenage girl as she takes her first…

    Farida Zahran / Egypt, United States of America / Shorts Programme