Split-Screen
Fall Grants 2017 - Development Stage
Fahad Al Khater, Nadia Al-Khater / Short Narrative / Qatar / 30 min / Original Language: English / Interests: Thriller, Psychological
Synopsis
Two men, ‘A’ and ‘B’, are drinking coffee. They receive anonymous texts telling them their drink has been poisoned and will kill them in 24 hours. Only one of them can receive the antidote if they kill the other man. The two ‘players’ must wear a device that features a display of a video feed of the other camera with GPS coordinates.
At first, they are in denial, but once ‘B’ experiences symptoms, he leaves player ‘A’ alone at the café because of an argument. They try to defeat each other. Finally, ‘A’ and ‘B’ meet in the desert, but just before ‘B’ shoots ‘A’ in a standoff, a drone drops a package labelled ‘Antidote’. It is only enough for one person, and ‘B’ takes it, but suddenly dies. It was no antidote, rather, it was a ruse by ‘A’ to kill ‘B.’
Credits
- Director
- Nadia Alkhater, Fahad Al-Khater
- Screenwriter
- Nadia Alkhater, Fahad Al-Khater
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 successful collaboration with The Film House continued with her second short film, the satire ‘A Proposal’ (2023). Her photograph “Djurgarden 10” has been highlighted by AccidentallyWesAnderson and was selected to exhibit in South Korea in Spring 2022. She has most recently directed the 2022 brand video for the National Museum of Qatar.