Sundial
Qumra Projects
Atheel Elmalik / Short Narrative / Chad, Egypt, Qatar
In Arabic
Interests: Drama
Rated: This film has not been rated.
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Synopsis
Amidst the uncertainty of a quickly escalating military conflict, a family attempts to make an impossible decision about whether to stay or whether to go. During what might be their last day, nineteen-year-old Najma’s primary concern is getting a hold of Ziyad, whom she sees every day. Without access to electricity, she has to rely on the sun to find the right time.
About the Director
Atheel Elmalik is a Sudanese writer and filmmaker interested in exploring liberated relationships of people to land and one another through stories of movement and migration, intergenerational healing, and connection to the sentience of the more-than-human world. Atheel comes to this work with a degree in Anthropology from Stanford University and a career in curatorial positions at art institutions such as the Museum of Modern Art in New York. She has also worked in producing, assistant directing, and script supervising roles in film and television. Currently based between Doha and shifting elsewhere, Atheel is developing her first narrative short film, ‘Sundial’.
Credits
- Director
- Atheel Elmalik
- Screenwriter
- Atheel Elmalik