Ajyal Film Festival 2023

All films

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  • Layla

    Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Film Festival 2019

    A late-in-life, coming-of-age drama, ‘Layla’ is an examination of migrant culture in the UK.

    Celine Cotran / United Kingdom / Short Narrative

  • 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

  • Perched

    Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2017

    A ship’s captain lives in a submarine, which is inexplicably perched on top of a mountain. When…

    Liam Harris / United Kingdom / Short Narrative

  • Sarah Palin - You Betcha!

    Special Screening - Doha Tribecca Film Festival 2011

    Nick Broomfield’s quest for the real Sarah Palin involves battling the icy snows of Alaska in m…

    Nick Broomfield, Joan Churchill / United Kingdom / Feature Documentary

  • Senna

    Special Screening - Doha Tribecca Film Festival 2011

    The epic true story of Ayrton Senna, perhaps the greatest race car driver who ever lived. He ex…

    / United Kingdom / Feature Documentary

  • Shackled

    Bader - ages 18+ - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2014

    Emilia Clarke (‘Game of Thrones’) stars in this tale of a woman’s plan to flee with her husband…

    Nour Wazzi / United Kingdom / Short Narrative

  • Side by Side

    Mohaq - ages 8+ - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2013

    When their grandmother falls ill, Lauren and her younger brother Harvey must keep their wits ab…

    Arthur Landon / United Kingdom / Feature Narrative