Ajyal Film Festival 2023

All films

All Countries

  • Nieta

    Bader - ages 18+ - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2014

    A little girl living in a black-and-white world experiences the the joy of a summer’s day in th…

    Nicolás Villarreal / Argentina / Short Narrative

  • Night

    Ajyal Competition, Ajyal at Vox - Ajyal Film Festival 2021

    In a city devastated by war, it can be difficult to sleep, let alone dream. To ease a women’s a…

    Ahmad Saleh / Germany, Qatar, Jordan, Palestine / Short Narrative

  • The Night I Swam

    Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Film Festival 2018

    In the beautiful snow-covered mountains of Japan, a fisherman makes his daily trip to the marke…

    Damien Manivel, Kohei Igarashi / France, Japan / Feature Narrative

  • Nightshift

    Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Film Festival 2020

    Zein, an employee at a call centre, prepares himself for the sleep-inducing monotony of the nig…

    Karim Shaaban / Egypt / Short Narrative

  • No Entry for Men

    Special Screening - Doha Tribecca Film Festival 2012

    The battle of the sexes has seen no greater playing field than one of the strictest all-girls’…

    Rambod Javan / Iran / Feature Narrative

  • No Leaders Please

    Ajyal Competition, Ajyal at Vox - Ajyal Film Festival 2021

    An eloquently animated film based on a poem about self-discovery and reinvention by Charles Buk…

    / United States of America / Short Narrative

  • No One Pukes in Heaven

    Mohaq - ages 8+ - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2013

    A woman and her young daughter create happy memories that will last a lifetime.

    Katja Benrath, Florian Hirschmann, Daniela Sandhofer / Austria, Germany / Short Narrative