Ajyal Film Festival 2023

Ajyal Film Festival 2021

  • And Then They Burn the Sea

    Ajyal Competition, Made in Qatar, Ajyal at Vox, Ajyal at Katara - Ajyal Film Festival 2021

    Filmmaker Majid Al-Remaihi ruminates on the experience of witnessing his mother’s gradual and t…

    Majid Al-Remaihi / Qatar / Short Documentary

  • Atlal (Remnants)

    Made in Qatar, Ajyal at Vox, Ajyal at Katara - Ajyal Film Festival 2021

    A wistful Palestinian man embarks on a trip down memory lane to the pivotal locations of his li…

    Balkees Al-Jaafari, Tony El Ghazal / Qatar / Short Documentary

  • Character

    Special Screening, Ajyal at Katara - Ajyal Film Festival 2021

    Actor Mark Metcalf takes a critical look back on his life and career in this meditation on powe…

    Vera Brunner-Sung / United States of America / Short Documentary

  • Don't Get Too Comfortable

    Ajyal Competition, Made in Qatar, Ajyal at Vox, Ajyal at Katara - Ajyal Film Festival 2021

    Shaima Al-Tamimi shares an introspective letter to her deceased grandfather, reflecting on her…

    Shaima Tamimi / Yemen, United States of America, Netherlands, Qatar, United Arab Emirates / Short Documentary

  • Fever Dream

    Made in Qatar, Ajyal at Vox, Ajyal at Katara - Ajyal Film Festival 2021

    A documentary about a reality that is stranger than fiction. Sick with the coronavirus, a coupl…

    Ania Hendryx Wójtowicz / Qatar, Poland, United States of America / Short Documentary

  • I Gotta Look Good for the Apocalypse

    Ajyal Competition, Ajyal at Vox - Ajyal Film Festival 2021

    A mixed media animation about the Covid-19 lockdown, and its effect on relationships and increa…

    Ayce Kartal / France, Turkey / Short Documentary

  • A Lens Under Water

    Ajyal Competition, Made in Qatar, Ajyal at Vox, Ajyal at Katara - Ajyal Film Festival 2021

    An eye-opening and colourful dive into the teeming coastal waters of Qatar with underwater phot…

    Fatma Zahra Abderrahim / Qatar / Short Documentary