F - 57
Made in Qatar
Abdulanaser Hassan / Short Narrative / Qatar / 2018 / 10 min / Colour / DCP2K / English subtitles
Interests: Drama, Middle Eastern, Thriller, Social Issues, Adaptation, Crime
MENA Premiere
Synopsis
Based loosely on the tragic "Blue Whale Challenge" which circulated online in 2016, this short is a profoundly unsettling look at the nefarious power of social media. Disturbed IT genius Yousef, spends his reclusive hours sat in front of a computer trying to lure young children into his wicked online game. Once engaged, he slowly convinces them to self-harm, before ultimately pushing them to commit suicide.
About the Directors
Abdulanaser Hassan is a filmmaker who graduated from Limkokwing University in Malaysia with a Bachelor of Arts in Digital Film and TV. He has directed and wrote a couple of short films that aim to show the world from his perspective.
Credits
- Director
- Abdulanaser Hassan
- Producer
- Mohammed Al Hamadi, Abdulaziz Al Dorani, Abdulaziz Hassan Al Yafei
- Editor
- Abdulnaser Hassan
- Executive Producer
- Mr. Ray Kril, Mohammed Al Hamadi, Abdulaziz Al Dorani
- Sound
- Abdulnaser Hassan
- Cast
- Fares Yousef, Mohammed Al Hamadi, Abudlaziz Al Dorani, Fares Yousef, Oussama, Fardoos, Amer Qassim, Jassim, Turkey, Mariam.