Date: Saturday, 22 March 2025
Time: 2:00 pm – 04:00 pm
Location: Museum of Islamic Art - Auditorium

Film Screening: ‘Away

Ajyal Film Club invites you to celebrate the art of storytelling with a screening of ‘Away by Gints Zilbadolis.

Year: 2019
Film Type: Feature Narrative
Director: Gints Zilbalodis
Runtime: 75 min
Languages: No Dialogue

Synopsis:
A labor of love, AWAY, is an amazing feature length animated film; written, produced, directed, and composed entirely by one very talented person: Director and Animator, Gints Zilbalodis. Gints worked on the film for three and a half years, handling all aspects of production including writing, designing, animating, post-production and composing the musical score.

Told in four chapters, the young boy travels across a mysterious land, crossing barren deserts and beautiful forests, all the while being pursued by a relentless dark spirit. Along the way he makes a series of connections with different animals and reflects on the possible ways he ended up on the island. Part dream, part reality, and in a way, the storyline is a reflection of the creative process of the making of the film itself. The main idea of AWAY is our common, universal need to find a connection.

Filled with stunning visuals, Zilbalodis’ images speak for themselves in this dialogue-free film. This is Zilbalodis first full-length feature film production, after having already produced and directed seven animated shorts including Priorities, Aqua, and Oasis.

Following the film screening, join us for a thought-provoking Q&A session led by Hilal member Berenice Acloque.