Ajyal Film Festival 2023

All Films

Bader (Bader)

Made in Qatar

Sara Al-Saadi, Maaria Assami, Latifa Al-Darwish / Short Documentary / Qatar, United States of America, Syria / 2012 / 10 min / Colour / HDCAM
In Arabic / English subtitles
World Premiere

Synopsis

‘Bader’ is the story of a young boy trying to find his place in an all-boys’ elementary school. The documentary highlights the boy’s struggle with his identity, and how he comes to rely on poetry to help him overcome his challenges.

About the Directors

Maaria Assami

Maaria Assami was born in 1991 and is Syrian-American; Latifa Al-Darwish and Sara Al-Saadi were both born in 1990 and are Qatari. All three women are recent graduates of or students at Northwestern University in Qatar.

Credits

Director
Sara Al-Saadi, Maaria Assami, Latifa Al-Darwish
Producer
Sara Al-Saadi, Latifa Al-Darwish, Maaria Assami
Editor
Sara Al-Saadi, Latifa Al-Darwish, Maaria Assami
Cinematographer
Sara Al-Saadi/ Latifa Al-Darwish/ Maaria Assami
Cast
Bader Lamy, Mubarak Al-Otaibi, Saad Al-Ahbabi, Saed Al-Ahbabi

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