Ajyal Film Festival 2023

All films

United States…

  • Leave No Trace

    Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Film Festival 2018

    A father and daughter live an isolated and reclusive life in Forest Park, an idyllic nature res…

    Debra Granik / United States of America / Feature Narrative

  • Lily Topples the World

    Ajyal Competition, Ajyal at Vox - Ajyal Film Festival 2021

    The visually spectacular and utterly satisfying ‘Lily Topples the World’ follows 20-year-old Li…

    Jeremy Workman / United States of America / Feature Documentary

  • The Lion King

    Special Screening, Geekdom Screenings - Ajyal Film Festival 2021

    Emotionally stirring and richly drawn, ‘The Lion King’ follows the adventures of young lion Sim…

    Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff / United States of America / Feature Narrative

  • Lonely Blue Night

    Special Screening, Ajyal at Katara - Ajyal Film Festival 2021

    An awkward family reunion at a business dinner leads a Chinese mother to realize the consequenc…

    Johnson Cheng / United States of America / Short Narrative

  • The Magic Shoes

    Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2015

    Omid, who has recently moved to the United States from Iran, thinks wearing Air Jordan sneakers…

    Sahand Nikoukar / United States of America / Short Narrative

  • Microplastic Madness

    Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Film Festival 2020

    Go-getting fifth grade students from Brooklyn, USA become citizen scientists, community leaders…

    Atsuko Quirk, Debby Lee Cohen / United States of America / Feature Documentary

  • Mo's Bows

    Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2015

    Most 13-year-olds don’t wear bow ties. Most 13-year-olds, however, aren’t fashion entrepreneurs…

    Kristen McGregor, Jennifer Treuting / United States of America / Short Documentary