Ajyal Film Festival 2023

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  • Gevar's Land

    Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Film Festival 2020

    Newly settled with his partner and son in a suburb of Reims, Gevar—who has arrived from Syria,…

    Qutaiba Barhamji / France, Qatar / Feature Documentary

  • Goodbye Morocco

    Arab Feature Film Competition - Doha Tribecca Film Festival 2012

    When ancient Christian ruins are discovered beneath the construction site she oversees, Dounia…

    Nadir Moknèche / France, Belgium / Feature Narrative

  • Hayati

    Special Screening - Ajyal Film Festival 2018

    In 2015, Ossamah Al Mohsen and his 8-year-old son were tripped up by a TV reporter as they atte…

    Sofi Escudé, Liliana Torres / Spain, France / Feature Documentary

  • I've Just Had a Dream

    Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2016

    Two girls have very different perspectives on similar dreams in this moving short that reminds…

    Javi Navarro / Spain / Short Narrative

  • InBetween Home

    Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Film Festival 2022

    In her efforts to obtain accommodation and, therefore, a residence permit in Austria, Marinela—…

    Brigitta Kanyaro / Austria, Romania / Short Narrative

  • Ismail

    Arab Short Film Competition - Doha Tribecca Film Festival 2012

    A young Palestinian living in a refugee camp in 1949 struggles to escape imminent death when he…

    Nora Alsharif / Jordan, Palestine, United Kingdom, Qatar / Short Narrative

  • Light

    Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2015

    Overwhelmed by grief and far from the comforts of family, Omar must face performing the Islamic…

    Yassmina Karajah / Canada, Jordan, Lebanon / Short Narrative