Harakat!
Spring Grants 2022 - Development Stage
Nadia Al-Khater / Short Narrative / Qatar / 10 min / Original Language: Arabic, English / Interests: Coming of age
Synopsis
Aalia (14) and Haya (14) are two cool kids who spend their endless afternoons at the skatepark. Aalia is a skateboarder whose niqab doesn’t stop her from anything. Her friend Haya does camera work for her, documenting her skate tricks and fails. Between family and community, they try to find a way to skate on their own terms.
Credits
- Director
- Nadia Al-Khater
- Screenwriter
- Nadia Al-Khater
- Producer
- Justin Kramer
- Production Company
- The Film House
About the Director
Nadia Al-Khater is a Qatari filmmaker drawn to innovative storytelling. Her early passion for filmmaking inspired her to direct after graduating from Georgetown University. She wrote and directed the short drama-thriller ‘This Is Not a Drill’ (2019) with The Film House. Her photograph Djurgården 10 has been exhibited at GroundSeeSaw in Seoul, South Korea, and Tokyo, Japan. She directed the 2022 brand video for the National Museum of Qatar. Her previous short film, ‘A Proposal’ (2023), premiered at the Malmö Arab Film Festival and was showcased at other film festivals worldwide.