Ajyal Film Festival 2023

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  • 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

  • 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

  • Benda Bilili!

    World Panorama - Doha Tribecca Film Festival 2010

    Popping with potent rhythms and set against a bleak backdrop of near hopeless despair, this doc…

    Renaud Barret, Florent de La Tullaye / Democratic Republic of the Congo, France / Feature Documentary

  • Free Range

    Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2015

    When an Israeli cow wanders across the Blue Line into South Lebanon, the authorities go to extr…

    Bassem Breish / Lebanon / Short Narrative

  • Hear This!

    Mohaq - ages 8+ - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2014

    Tristan’s father is deaf, and also happens to be an amazing football player. His dream is to co…

    Soulaima El Khaldi / Netherlands / Short Documentary

  • MACROPOLIS

    Bariq - ages 4+ - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2013

    Cat is missing an eye and Dog is missing a leg, but together they discover there is love in the…

    Joel Simon / United Kingdom / Short Narrative

  • 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