Ajyal Film Festival 2023

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  • Adele

    Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2017

    Faced with a serious legal problem, a child bride’s family decides on a terrible solution. ‘Ade…

    Mirene Igwabi / Australia / Short Narrative

  • After Yang

    Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Film Festival 2022

    Based on a short story by Alexander Weinstein, ‘After Yang’ is a compelling drama set in the al…

    Kogonada / United States of America / Feature Narrative

  • Ailo's Journey

    Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Film Festival 2019

    Ailo, a reindeer born just a little prematurely, spends the first year of his life on a long, a…

    Guillaume Maidatchevsky / France, Finland / Feature Documentary

  • All of Us

    Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2017

    Attacks by Al-Shabaab in Kenya have led to an increase of mistrust between the nation’s Christi…

    Katja Benrath / Kenya, Germany / Short Narrative

  • Ambience

    Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Film Festival 2019

    Two aspiring musicians struggle desperately to find a quiet space in their refugee camp to reco…

    Wisam Al Jafari / Palestine / Short Narrative

  • An

    Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2015

    Sentaro runs a tiny bakery, where he serves pancakes filled with ‘an’, a sweet red bean paste.…

    Naomi Kawase / Japan, France, Germany / Feature Narrative

  • An Invisible Apprentice

    Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Film Festival 2022

    Despite the shimmering lights, upbeat music and assumed fun of her roller disco class—something…

    Emilia Herbst / Argentina / Short Narrative