Ajyal Film Festival 2023

All films

United States…

  • The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete

    Bader - ages 18+ - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2013

    After nine-year-old Pete’s mother abandons him, and 14-year-old Mister’s mother is arrested, th…

    George Tillman Jr. / United States of America / Feature Narrative

  • The Iron Giant

    Special Screening - Ajyal Film Festival 2019

    A giant metal robot falls to Earth in the 1950s, terrifying the local townspeople.

    Brad Bird / United States of America / Feature Narrative

  • Ithaca

    Special Screening - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2016

    Celebrated actor Meg Ryan proves herself to be a consummate storyteller in her directorial debu…

    Meg Ryan / United States of America / Feature Narrative

  • The Jog

    Special Screening, Ajyal at Katara - Ajyal Film Festival 2021

    A man awakes to the news of his lifetime. But minutes later, when he attempts to rescue a woman…

    Joseph Lee Anderson / United States of America / Short Narrative

  • Kenya's Symphony

    Ajyal Competition, Ajyal at Katara - Ajyal Film Festival 2021

    Kenya, a young girl, is reluctantly dragged to a symphony by her mother only to discover a new…

    Carlos Douglas Jr / United States of America / Short Narrative

  • Kiburi

    Bariq - ages 4+ - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2014

    A young lion cub is lost in the wilderness, but a simple act of kindness may be the key to find…

    Justin Melillo / United States of America / Short Narrative

  • Landfill Harmonic

    Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2015

    The Paraguayan town of Cateura functions as the garbage dump of the country's national capital.…

    Brad Allgood, Graham Townsley / United States of America / Feature Documentary