One in Five
Made in Qatar
Jawaher Al Khater / Short Narrative / Qatar / 2013 / 3 min / Colour / HDCAM
In Arabic / English subtitles
Interests: Women, Social Issues, Youth, Family, Based on a True Story
World Premiere
Synopsis
A Qatari mother tries to make a connection with her young autistic son.
About the Directors
Jawaher Al-Khater is a graduate of Qatar University where she majored in English Literature. She currently works at Qatar Foundation. In her spare time she loves to draw and read. She was inspired by the true story of mother’s struggle in communicating and realising what is wrong with her child before his diagnosis.
Credits
- Director
- Jawaher Al Khater
- Screenwriter
- Jawaher Al-Khater
- Producer
- Abdullah Al-Musaifri, Ali Al-Mahdi
- Editor
- Abdul Jabbar Maki, Anis Hammami
- Cinematographer
- Ibrahim Yasser
- Production Company
- Gulf Film Development, DFI
- Assistant Director
- Ahmad Abdu
- Cast
- Faisal Al-Khater