Abu Fanoos
Qumra Projects
Amira Abujbara, Horia El Hadad / Short Narrative / Qatar, Morocco
In Arabic
Genres: Horror, Drama, Thriller
Rated: This film has not been rated.
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Synopsis
With hopes of spending some quality time together, a grandfather (Jeddi) asks his 19-year-old grandson Khaled to join him on a desert trip the day before Khaled travels abroad for university. The two men visit a petrol station store on their way into the desert. Night falls, and we learn that Jeddi’s health is in decline. As they sit around a campfire, a strange light—representing the jinn Abu Fanoos ("man with a lantern")—appears and lures Khaled into the darkness. Jeddi, fearing for his grandson’s life, sets out to save Khaled in a final act of protection.
About the Director
Amira Abujbara is a Qatari-Palestinian and Dena’ina Athabascan filmmaker who uses storytelling to explore her cultures and raise questions about morality and power. She is a former Doha Film Institute Series Lab and Short Script Lab participant. Her short film ‘Abu Fanoos’, based on the traditional Qatari folktale of a jinn, will premiere this year.
Horia El Hadad is a Qatar-based filmmaker who has produced and directed numerous documentary films over a 15-year career in television. She has just completed her first feature-length film, ‘Stateless in Syria’, and works at Al Jazeera English as a filmmaker and commissioning producer for the flagship documentary strand, Witness. She is a Doha Film Institute Scriptwriting for Beginners Lab and Short Script Lab participant. Her short film ‘Abu Fanoos’, based on the traditional Qatari folktale of a jinn, will premiere this year.
Credits
- Director
- Amira Abujbara, Horia El Hadad
- Screenwriter
- Amira Abujbara, Horia El Hadad
- Producer
- Poppy Clinton
- Production Company
- The Edge Picture Company