Heart of the House
Made in Qatar
Gabrielle Sol / Short Documentary / Qatar / 2015 / 20 min / Colour / DCP2K
In English / Arabic subtitles
Interests: Documentary
World Premiere
Synopsis
Go behind the scenes at the Oryx Rotana, a five-star hotel in Doha that employs 422 people from 37 countries. This short takes a look beyond the glitz and the glamour to paint intimate portraits of the people who keep the hotel running, including a cook, a restaurant manager and a housekeeper. ‘Heart of the House’ reveals the some of the diverse stories and dreams of people who are building new lives for themselves in Qatar.
Credits
- Director
- Gabrielle Sol
- Screenwriter
- Gabrielle Sol
- Editor
- Gabrielle Sol, Tarek Al Husseini
- Cinematographer
- Tarek Al Husseini
- Production Company
- Doha Film Institute
- Cast
- Elsa Hajjar, Simo Pierre, Rassel Mia, Gabriele Ferola