10% (Ashrah Fi Al-Maa'a)
Special Screening
Yousef AlMoadhadi / Short Narrative / Qatar / 2014 / 7 min / Colour
In Arabic / English subtitles
Interests: Dramedy
No Premiere
Synopsis
A young man is obsessed with his mobile phone. Worried because his battery is running low, he gets into all kinds of trouble because of his beloved gadget – he loses his job, crashes his car and even falls into a sewage pit. Is this the end of the love affair between man and machine? Told in hilarious flashbacks, ‘10%’ is a witty take on everyone’s dependence on mobiles that rings timely and true.
About the Directors
Yousef AlMoadhadi has directed a number of acclaimed short films, as well as several corporate promotional videos. He worked with Al Jazeera Documentary for six years. An experienced editor, he currently works with the Doha Film Institute in this capacity. His ‘10%’ won the Made in Qatar Award at the 2014 Ajyal Youth Film Festival, where the jury praised the film for “the simplicity of its central idea coupled with its excellent techniques in cinematography, direction and presentation.”
Credits
- Director
- Yousef AlMoadhadi
- Screenwriter
- Abdulaziz Al-Saadi
- Producer
- Omar Badori
- Editor
- Yousef AlMoadhadi
- Music
- Audio Network
- Cinematographer
- Yousef AlMoadhadi
- Cast
- Mohammed AlSyari, Siwar AlZaytoni, Hassan Atef, Omar Badori, Samih AlHjari, Mohammed AlEmadi, Mohammed Hamad, Abdulaziz Al-Saadi