Ajyal Film Festival 2023

All Films

8 Billion (8 Billion)

Made in Qatar

للترجمة العربية اضغط على

Riad Makdessi / Short Narrative / Qatar / 2012 / 27 min / Colour / HDCAM
In English / Arabic subtitles
Interests: Drama
World Premiere

Synopsis

Set in the slightly surreal world of Doha, a city of expatriates, amid a landscape of luxurious lifestyles, in ‘8 Billion’, two young people find that they are not only lost in an unfamiliar culture far from their families but, more significantly, they are lost in their own self-inflicted isolation.

About the Directors

Riad Makdessi is the award-winning director of the short film ‘Flu’, and obtained a Visual Communications Degree from the New York Film Academy in Abu Dhabi. He established his credentials in advertising, gaining 15 years of experience as a producer, director and cinematographer. He makes his return to the big screen with ‘8 Billion’.

Credits

Director
Riad Makdessi
Screenwriter
Riad Makdessi, Toby Hart
Producer
Riad Makdessi, Luay Darwish
Editor
Norbert Marchadesch
Music
Aziz Maraka
Cinematographer
Raoud Hana Altoun
Cast
Francis Michael Chouler, Casey Brit Dolan

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